Former Mariupol defender Maxym Zhychykov recalled playing with the now-controversial Mykhaylo Mudryk in Kyiv’s Arsenal.
Mykhaylo Mudryk— At that time, Mudryk was an alien. You would tell him one thing, and he would do another. Mudryk was shouted at to run back, but he would do his own thing. After training, they would tell him: 'We’re done. You can’t shoot at the goal.' He would say: 'Why? I need to shoot,' and he kept shooting.
He was young and didn’t play much. Yes, he had certain qualities. What he showed later was two different Mudryks, — Maxym recalled.
