Leonid Buriak, former coach of Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukrainian national team, commented on the statement by host Igor Tsyhanyk about his alleged conflict with Andriy Shevchenko during the Euro 2004 qualifiers.
Leonid BuriakOn the YouTube channel Fantastic Football, Ihor Tsyhanyk told a story that allegedly happened during the Ukraine-Spain 2:2 match in the Euro 2004 qualifiers. Back then, Buryak was the head coach of the Ukrainian national team. According to the journalist, Shevchenko had a conflict with the coach after he replaced him in the second half and the Blue and Yellows conceded two goals.
"It was after Sheva's replacement that one of the Spanish defenders began to participate in creating danger at the Ukrainian national team's goal, which is why we scored two goals. "Shevchenko then shouted to Buryak: "You can't do that. This is a disaster. He shouted so much, he threw his jacket.
It was strange, because Shevchenko was holding two defenders, holding the defense back. We played 2:2, everything was leveled. But it was clear that the conflict between Shevchenko and Buryak would be very big," Tsyhanik said.
- Leonid Yosypovych, Ihor Tsyhanyk said in his program that during the match against Spain in the qualifiers for Euro 2004 you had a conflict with Andriy Shevchenko. Is it true?
- Let Tsyhanyk not engage in gossip. He and some others, I won't name names, write all sorts of nasty things when they hear the bell ring. I never had any conflicts with Shevchenko.
- After you replaced Shevchenko, the Spaniards scored two goals against us. Tsyhanyk said that after that Sheva started shouting at you: "You can't do that. This is a disaster," and threw his jacket.
- A fool and a gossip! That's all I can say [about Tsyhanyk].
- What happened during the match with Spain, why did you replace Shevchenko and what did he say?
- I don't even want to discuss it. Who is a football player and who is a coach? These are different statuses, so I'm surprised that people write such things. Who can a football player shout at? Have you ever heard a professional footballer shouting at a coach without choosing his words? I, for one, have not. So don't listen to anyone. I had no conflicts.
Andrii Piskun
