The head coach of the Moldavian “Sheriff” Yuriy Vernidub, who returned to Ukraine after a full-scale invasion of Russian troops and joined the Armed Forces of Ukraine, told how he feels about the departure of Ukrainian football players abroad during the war.

" Even the players who left because they were allowed to show up - this is not the time to go and continue playing. This is my personal position. They are all very well physically prepared, you can prepare very well in two weeks, believe me.. If you really love your Nenko Ukraine, then you will go and defend it. This is my position. Maybe I'm right, maybe not.

- You know that Dynamo and Shakhtar have gone abroad, they will play charity matches. Are you against this thing?

- I'm against. Why should they stay and train? And the rest are sitting here. Like this? If we do something, we do it for everyone. I have always said that everyone should be in the same situation, and not so that some left and others stayed.

How much I read about those who went to the terrorist defense? My son is also in terror defense. Why should they act this way and someone else? It's not clear to me. My youngest son has problems with his left hand since birth, but he is also in the terrorist defense, the machine can disassemble and assemble, helps, volunteers.

I don’t understand when a person is healthy, can do everything, two arms and two legs are in place. I don't understand these words: " Now is not the time to say it. If a person does not do a good job on the "

The same as me. I'm not saying that I'm ahead of the train. I do a job that helps our guys do another very good thing,"

Earlier, TSN Prosport wrote that Vernydub spoke about his tasks in the ranks of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and harshly "