Al-Ain head coach Sergei Rebrov shared his opinion about the coach of the Russian Zenit Anatoly Timoshchuk.

“Unfortunately, there is a category of people who understand that they will never return to Ukraine, and nobody needs them in Europe.. Perhaps some of them have some position, but they do not voice it and sit in silence. This applies not only to athletes, but also to show business people born in Ukraine….

I'm sure that Tolya is worried somewhere inside, but he probably needs to feed his family - and this is more important for him than his civic position. This is his life. That's just during the war you can not take a neutral position. I'll sit, they say, for a couple of weeks, wait, which side will have the advantage, and then I will express my opinion. Not.

This will not happen, and I hope that our country will be cleansed of such people,"

Recall that 42-year-old Anatoly Tymoshchuk is the record holder of the Ukrainian national team - he has 144 matches and 4 goals.. In the structure of " After the start of the war, the ex-footballer did not leave the St. Petersburg club and did not support Ukraine in the fight against the occupier.

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Earlier it was reported that the UAF stripped Tymoshchuk of all titles and banned football activities in Ukraine.