The wife of the Genoa midfielder Ruslan Malinovskyi, Roksana, spoke about her husband’s communication with the president of UAF Andriy Shevchenko and the head coach of the Ukraine national team Serhiy Rebrov.

"Ruslan already knew Rebrov as a coach before this, and for him, he wasn't such a new person. They immediately established a good relationship. But now there is such great competition in the national team, many young players, so it’s hard for the coach to make a choice. But Serhiy Stanislavovych knows that Ruslan is always ready to go out, no matter how many minutes."
Ruslan is an experienced player and is waiting for his time. He knows that when he is in good physical shape, he can always go on the field and the coach can rely on him. While Ruslan was injured, he communicated a lot with both Shevchenko and Rebrov. They cheered him up, saying they were looking forward to his return. I really hope that Ruslan can return to the national team soon,” said Malinovska.