Ukrainian defender of London Arsenal Oleksandr Zinchenko has responded to the recent criticism in his address by former England striker Michael Owen. Recall, the 43-year-old footballer called the Ukrainian "somehow sluggish".
Alexander Zinchenko"I have a lot of respect for former footballers, including Owen, but if I react to every opinion, I will not have time not only for work, but even for my family.
We have our own schedule, a lot of travelling, so I try not to pay attention to such things at all. I have a head coach, coaching staff, family and players - I listen to all of them all the time.
When I play badly or make obvious mistakes, I know it already on the pitch. And if it comes to some nuances of tactics, we have amazing specialists in the coaching staff: they can come to you at any time with a laptop, even during lunch, and show you something you need.
As for Owen's statement, I said to Rio Ferdinand the other day in relation to that, it means a lot when you have such big names, legends, talking about you. It means I'm on the right track, even if they're talking bad about you. To be honest, I take it easy," Zinchenko said in a commentary for Sky Sports.
