Former Dynamo forward Artem Milevskyi, who now plays for the Medialiga club Ignis, spoke about Yevhen Selezniov's first appearance for the Dnipro club Armat.
Artem Milevsky. Photo by V. Rasner- Artem, Selezniov played for Armat against Ignis, but why didn't you take part in the match?
- We have an idea now that I will be a coach. I want to try to look at myself from the outside. I've already played a lot in these eight months, so I decided to try myself in a new role. That's why I was wearing a suit and on the sideline at the game against Armata.
- Were you happy to meet Selezniov?
- Of course I was! I'll tell you a story, you won't believe it! I didn't sleep well before the game, and in the morning I decided to take Actimel with me to the game because I knew that Seleznyov didn't eat breakfast, he just drank coffee. When we met, I gave him Actimel and said: "At least have some breakfast".
The guy drank it and scored a free kick. 45 meters to the goal! It was just like Aliyev. I look at it all and am in shock. And now I don't know whether to cry or laugh.
After the game, I asked Sela: "How did you manage to score such a goal?". He replies: "You won't believe it, Auntie, I've tried ten times to score, but it happened." I guess my Actimel helped (laughs - A.P.'s note). In short, it was a crazy day! I have nothing but compliments for Selye. He will be calling me for three months now and asking: "Did I play well?". I'll probably have to disconnect the phone.
- What kind of form is Selezniov in now?
- To be honest, he failed in the first half, but in the second half he opened up: he scored a goal and had a couple of chances. At first, I was teasing him: "Look, how can this guy beat us?". But in the end, he drank yogurt and "pulled it off" - 1-0. After the game, we hugged each other. I am sincerely happy for Selya. I wish there were more moments like this!
I'm sure that if Aliyev had played, despite all our misunderstandings, we would have hugged each other as well. I am very happy that there are such moments and that there is the Medialiga. It's great! The Medialiga is a vibe, a show, and a way to help the Armed Forces.
- Do you think Selezniov could still play in the UPL?
- He would definitely not spoil the porridge in 5-10 minutes. He can be released in the last minutes, purely for the sake of penalties.
- Given your current role, do you consider your future career as a coach?
- It's hard to be a coach, especially for the first time! On emotions, you want to break everything, to pull out the flag. So in this match I overdid it a bit and got a red card, but then the referee changed it to yellow. We'll see what happens next.
But we have to take revenge in Selo. And how do you get it? You have to go on the field yourself. But I'm a little tired of running, and I want to give instructions. But so far my instructions are not getting through a little bit, I need to prompt myself and go out myself.
- Maybe you will be a playing coach?
- Maybe so. But for now, I am the coach of Ignis.
- Are you the main one?
- No, Artem Marchenko and I are like Guardiola and Arteta at Manchester City. For now, I am Arteta. And we'll see what happens next.
At the end of our conversation, I want to praise Selya once again and congratulate him on his beautiful goal. But! I'm ready to put on my goalkeeper's gloves, stand in the goal and let him score at least one goal out of ten shots from this point. I'll beat it with my cheek! I've already argued with Aliyev like that and won. But in any case, Zhenya is a great guy. I hug him and congratulate him. We will meet again, my friend, and victory will be on our side.
Andriy Piskun
