Football. ua is trying to get in touch with someone who can make the midfielder of the Ukrainian national team one of the leaders of the Turkish club.
Tsikava’s article on our website about Salah’s crossing to Trabzonspor came to mind: why not write about Malinovsky, who just this summer strengthened the team from a place on the shores of the Black Sea?
Trabzonspor this summer, they burned out after trying too hard. It’s clear that behind the wine warehouse, the three Istanbul grandees are still giving up, who, I guess, will compete for the damn champion title among themselves. More precisely, there are two teams that will play for everything: Galatasaray and Fenerbahce, and the Trabzonspor axis will be able to compete with Besiktas for the third place. With the arrival of Salah, Malinovsky, Mutsi from Besiktas, Shimshir, who last season was with a great, brilliant assistant and the best behind the “goal+pass” system in the Danish championship - no matter what? And how else did Karazor cross from Stuttgart.
Well, it’s true, there’s one problem. Salah - 34, Malinovsky - 33, Akaidin, who passed as a free agent from Rizespor - 32, and in addition to the 35-river Savich, 32-river Onuachu, Yokuslu and Lundstram - a century-old warehouse. The Turkish Championship lacks Fenerbahce's larger roster. Just from the list of newcomers it is clear that the bet for the season is based on the results of the winnings, and this means “missing or missing”. It is understood that when buying Salah and Malinovsky, the club wants the result “here and now”, and not the long-term prospect. And those who lost Salah at the Trabzon airport, 15,000 people gathered, talk about the great enthusiasm of patients.
It is clear that Ruslan and others cannot boast of such popularity, but practice shows that our footballers are already loved in Trabzon. It all began with Yuri Kalitvintsev at the end of the last century, and with the remaining fates the popularity of Ukrainian graves has grown exponentially due to the wonderful play of the trio Batagov – Zubkov – Sikan. Axis Sikan is already actively scoring for Anderlecht, Zubkov has returned to the top of the Greek champion AEK, and Batagov continues to recover after a serious injury, and is expected to be in the ranks no earlier than the remaining ten days of the spring. Alas, the holy place does not remain empty, and the Ukrainian newcomers actively watered the Trabzonspores of this summer. Since the Turks were unable to sign Tsigankov from Gironi, who had flown from the elite, Malinovsky, as a free agent, was drawn from Genoa, who signed him for three whole seasons..
It is obvious that Trabzonspor is going to risk, signing a three-tier contract with a 33-river gravel. I'm not talking about Ronaldo or Modric. We are talking about a football player who has survived numerous injuries. Starting from 2020, Malinovsky had at least 11 illnesses, plus two coronavirus cases. The injuries were extremely serious: an inguinal hernia, a muscle injury, a sore throat, a nose operation and the most serious – a broken leg in the spring of 2024, through which Ruslan missed five months.
And even earlier, when he went to Genk, he suffered a rupture of the cruciform ligament, through which he missed all the months. Also, the “history of illness” is really enemy. Despite the fact that last season, due to injury, he did not play in more than one match - the rest of the round, in which nothing happened for his team.. Two more games went through the selection of the same cards, and the second round of the first round sat on the bank. Also in health, last season, everything was fine, and having played 34 Serie A matches since 38. In 28, having left the first stages, however, only six have won in total.
On the other hand, last season he played only nine matches, but the 2024/25 season itself suffered from a fracture of the hamstring and surgery... The strengths and weaknesses of Malinovsky's play. He is not strong, not very strong in defense, often fouls, has problems with concentration, can fall out of play for many hours, does not affect stability.
However, these shortcomings (the traumatic nature of the block) are again compensated by its advantages. He's a miracle, if he has a ball. The most powerful blow, and although it’s a shulga, there’s no one right to walk, so you can score from any distance, from any point, from penalties or goals, from long distances, or from a penalty box.. Vin is really very effective. For example, last season in Serie A he scored six goals. Three of them were from penalties, and the other three were from long-range shots, including a penalty kick. And how many wins did you score for Genk, for Zorya?!
Another trump of Ruslan - his time to give the transfer. Highly versatile: thin cuts, long, vertical, diagonal... And in Trabzon, right-handed Salah, left-handed Shimshir - give it to someone and only earn points for the “goal + pass” system.
But what was the most exciting for me: last season, among the dry losers of Serie A, Malinovsky seeded in the fourth place after the exit from the press through the pass, slightly ahead of Luka Modric himself, who was 5th. Tilki Kunya, Lobotka and Cristante have a small (and significantly larger) display. Also, playing smart under pressure is also Ruslan’s strong side.
The past season has truly been a miracle for the Ukrainian dieter. I have a headache, as for me, the reason for this is that my health has not failed. If we don’t let Malinowski down in Trabzonspor, he can become the key leader of the team, which is what we need.