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Oleksandr Zinchenko

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“Some things which is above 18 years old, but for me, I mean football, it's been always the best treatment of any of the stressful situations. So that's what I wish them. To keep dreaming and to never give up because one day, one day some of them can become a professional football player, that's for sure.”
2024-11-11 · Intelligence Squared · Oleksandr Zinchenko on Football, Ukraine and Achieving Greatness, Part Two · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Thank you so much. Please tell him massive hi and obviously I would love to meet him again than to play football, you know, to have some fun one day, that's for sure. This kind of time is super hard to give, but the only thing is that. One day, I really believe that the piece will be, and all of us, you know, like the older refugees will come back home. And we're going to live our lives properly. We're going to dream again about our achievements. And that's what I really wish to them. And the only advice which I can give is just to try to enjoy their lives as much as they can. Obviously, they play football, like you said, like you mentioned, and football is the best treatment of it, of any stress, I think. Some people think this is about... Sorry there is some kiss about if you can take out of the stress drinking alcohol or doing.”
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“There is some which left the country in Stalbad. I'm not judging anyone. I have no right to do it. Is what My generation used to grow up on Andre Shevchenko game when he was at CMilan, but in the same time I used to love Ronaldinho so much. He was like a purest inspiration for me. And I tried to copy his styles on playground, but I was so far away, so far.”
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“That's definitely, but I mean, you know, I was trying to do it for such a long time. But in the end, you just talking to yourself. That's the problem, you know, and I've been really sad, especially if you talk about the direction, about the football players, which didn't even show any of the reaction. I think there is only two or something, you know, X players who just said something about that we need to live in the peaceful world. The rest just ignore it. So in this case, I mean... If you ignore it, that means you support it, or I don't know how to describe it. For me, it's tough to be honest, to talk about, but... Unfortunately, like this. But in the same time, I really believe that there are people who really want to live in peace. But unfortunately, we don't hear them. We cannot hear them for almost three years.”
2024-11-11 · Intelligence Squared · Oleksandr Zinchenko on Football, Ukraine and Achieving Greatness, Part Two · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Be honest with you. I used to do it in the beginning since the main invasion. I mean, it's harder to reply in the right way for your question, but right now, after almost three years since the main invasion, I believe that most of the people have plenty of sources and internet, you know, to see what's going on actually in Ukraine. But in the same time, I understand that most of them probably watching exactly the same propaganda every single day. And it's so hard for me to send them some message, honestly. The war is going on already for the main invasion is going for almost three years. And they have no reaction. I mean, I have nothing to say to them.”
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“Oh, you have number 17, eh? Nice. Oh, good choice, sir. So, my day routine is in the morning I'm going to the training ground, then on the way back I have a couple of hours to... See my younger daughter at home, and then after I need to pick up my older one from the nursery, and then after them two on my head for the rest of the day. That's very cheap.”
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“Yeah, this is the car of my dead skin. Scar which sticks with me forever This is a good reminder of who I am, I mean, and that's. I don't know, it's just something what also sometimes gives me some boost insight.”
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“I'll be honest with you Never I think I don't remember I had this kind of moments in my life where I really wanted to give up I was close to but there was a couple of moments and one of them when I was when I almost lost my leg Lying down in the hospital when doctor told me that if I would delay for a couple of days more, they would actually cut my leg, you know, and then when I was lying down I actually for a bit I was thinking How close I was Be over That was scary time. I think this is obviously the closest answer for your question. I think that time was. But I did ever think about to give up. Why? Because I love football so much. And when you love something so, so much, you always will find a way how to be on top of the challenges.”
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“For all of us, I think for the people which lives abroad for a while especially, we just feel our duty is to represent our country in a lot of directions in a different way. And personally, in my opinion as well, is that as soon as I have any opportunities to speak out what's actually happening, because really some people don't pay attention, some people don't have time for this, some people don't understand, some people watching different sources, you know. So even using this book, I'm trying to send this message as well, you know, what's actually happening and how people living right now in our country. Using football platform, I think I'm trying to do it in the best way I can.”
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“Now I can be here. Well, I think that this is the question. Think football is the international language which can speak everyone around the world. How powerful football is, like God knows. With difficult time, which is the hardest time since our independence.”
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“Just needs to love this game or whatever he do, I don't know, wherever he does sorry. I mean, you just need to see this inspiration that he really wants to be in this direction. He wants to go in this direction. He wants to become a professional football player. And you as a parent, you need to help him as much as you can. And that's what obviously my mom did as well, because I didn't live in the luxury facilities. And I couldn't see my dads quite often because he was always working somewhere, quite far away from me. I saw how at some point my mom was struggling, but she was giving the best she could, you know, for me to achieve this dream because she saw this fire in my eyes. And I really hope that my answer will help you at some point.”
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“Until eleven I didn't even understand how is it to be a professional football team because I used to play for the local team which used to have two sessions a week and one game in the weekend. So I didn't even understand to become a professional player you need to train every single day, which I used to do with my friends at the playground for all day until you cannot see the ball. This is the only way. This is straight away I'm trying to go to your second question in terms of you don't have to push your kids to do these kind of things. He needs to see this fire in his eyes.”
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“Once again, if I would know the right answer, but I will try to say my opinion because Mr. said to me I can reply it in English. He understanded it quite well, which most of the people do. At some point, of course, you have to sacrifice a lot in the beginning of your... Roads to become a professional football player, but I remember myself and”
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“There was, I think, two questions in one in terms of sacrifice when you was a child, you know, like this kind of road to become a football player where you need to sacrifice a lot of things. If you have a boy, should you send him to this road, you know, like”
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“My favorite one, yeah. There is a lot we're gonna sit here for three days Oh my gosh, every day I'm calling him in a different way. He's my brother, that was a brother. Melman is the new name Melman from Madagascar.”
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“A similar profile of the players I tell you. Because of our good relationships, I used to call him the way. Because when he just arrived, you know, the same profile of the players and on the grass edges, oh, new graniers arrived. And that's how it sticks with him.”
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“Is in a good way, in the good way, guys. Come on. If someone is from Cuscotland here, listen. I'm so sorry. This is just fun.”
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“I used to call him Scottish because when I came, you know, just like he's big, he's massive, and it's so hard, you know, with this kind of physical conditions, you know, to be such a good, so, so good on the ball, which he is. He improved so much, but I mean, I used to call him since day one when I came just Scottish, that he doesn't have Brazilian passport, he has Scottish one.”
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“I used to call him Seat from the cartoon. How is it called this cartoon? The Pomajid mini. This one, which for me he looks like this, so I used to call him SIT. You tell me to say one word, I'm trying.”
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“I would go keeper so tough to say. I think the way I want to see my game, the keeper needs to play with his feels so good. So it's a bit tough one because I had some really good keepers in the past. But I don't want to upset someone. I will take Ukrainian one, Andre Patov, which I played with him in the national team. Then defender would be Vincent Company. He was born to be a leader. The best captain I've seen in my life, you know. All his speeches in the right time with the right attitude, he was showing everything by example which means a lot. Then two midfielders obviously is David Silva. Which I think one of the best players I played with, and the second one will be probably Kevin de Brunei. The striker is Ser”
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“Yes, it is definitely definitely everyone is so hungry, you know, to leave the trophies because I think this is the main thing.”
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“I think it's too early to say it because obviously there's still a lot of games to play ahead of us, but Think it's obvious that all the funds around the world, all arsenal funds around the world, the players inside the stuff that during these couple of seasons we understand that we can fight for it, we can challenge them and we can challenge the other teams as well. Which is gonna fight for the titles this season, and I mean, everything is possible. You just need to work even harder than before. If you didn't achieve it, I used to say all my life, honestly, if you want to achieve something and then in the end you are not achieving it, that means you didn't want this enough, right? Or you didn't do enough to do it. So this is the same thing, I mean.”
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“I won't be alone, right? I mean, I don't know what's, I think personally, I think to be a referee is a really tough job. It's a really tough job. The pressure, the way you need to fill the game, rhythm, you need to handle the tempo, it's tough. It's tough.”
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“I just can, I only can say my opinion, which is obviously no one is gonna take it or they will never do some changes because of my opinion. All of us, we have our own opinions on this, right? And my job is, in my opinion, is that I have a job to play football and that's it. And I have to try to do it in the best way I could. And then the rest, the other things like VAR, red cards, then delaying with the throw-ins, I mean, okay, it has been changed definitely because it had never been before like that. But still, I understand that we are all human beings and we are all doing mistakes in every single routine, in every single direction. And referees who is doing mistakes, they are also a human beings. And they also can do some mistakes. So I'm just taking the situation like that in this way.”
2024-11-11 · Intelligence Squared · Oleksandr Zinchenko on Football, Ukraine and Achieving Greatness, Part Two · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“Yeah, you can be everywhere around the world, but when you are Ukrainian and you meet someone, you just feel this energy that's okay, we are together.”
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“For sure, for sure. And it's not happening only on the pitch. Also, when you meet somewhere on the street, Ukrainian people. I think... Know for this almost three years of the main invasion. Think the way we stick together with each other and also with the people who live in Europe. I mean, I think we are the proudest people in the world. And me personally, I'm talking from myself. I'm so proud to be Ukrainian and also for my people, you know, because. Way we stick together during this time is on another level. I mean, when we see each other somewhere with the random people, Ukrainian people, you know, like the energy straight away, it's not like it was before at all, which is obvious because...”
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“Taking refugees, stickers on the cars like I used to say, because it really gives you a boost inside that we are not alone and without this support in you guys, it wouldn't be possible to carry on in this way. But in the same time, I know there is some fatigue. But if you put yourself on our positions, You will never give up. You would never give up. That's why we need to stick together to show. How strong is the peaceful world, and there is no aggression, there is no space at all for aggression around the world. That's what my dream is to live in the peaceful world.”
2024-11-11 · Intelligence Squared · Oleksandr Zinchenko on Football, Ukraine and Achieving Greatness, Part Two · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“I'm telling you now from every single Ukrainian voice, you can believe us or notes, but I'm pretty sure of that, that somewhere deep inside or sometimes you can say it loud, of course, but every single Ukrainian who lives now in Ukraine or around the world will really be living every single day when we waking up that it will finish soon. It will finish the finish will come, the peace will come because honestly like I cannot imagine how people are tired from it. In this case, I mean, of course, without the support and using this opportunity, I would like to say again, I won't be tired, the massive things to everyone who is helping our country, people who supports us with the nation, with, I don't know,”
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“But people, people they want to carry on, they want to live their lives, and that's why. Unfortunately, but unfortunately, I don't know, but they're getting used to do it.”
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“I keep in touch with my aunt, sister of my mom, which works in the nursery for more than thirty years, and when I'm talking to her, how is it going there? And just last week she just sent it to me the video They were sitting in the shelter for three hours since seven thirty in the morning till ten thirty. You know, she was like showing me the kids which were playing in the really small areas, in the shelters for three hours because there was a siren outside This is the really tough subject to talk for me because honestly, I feel guilty myself at some point because I'm not there. I'm leaving Dufar, but I really, when I'm trying to say and to show some videos or pictures to my teammates or to the staff in the dressing room, they couldn't believe. It is in the 2020s, honestly.”
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“Was a nice one, yeah. We were working as a unit altogether. We had to put the dominoes in the right way to push one and then to make it like a big circle around the table. And in the end, the last one would put the ball inside the bin. And if one piece would be wrong, then it wouldn't work at all because it could stop at some point. So that's why he said, okay, you work as a team. So it just already was like warming up our own brain. That was the idea. So honestly, every meeting for me, I'm like, okay, what's now?”
2024-11-11 · Intelligence Squared · Oleksandr Zinchenko on Football, Ukraine and Achieving Greatness, Part Two · IDENTIFIED FROM THE TRANSCRIPT
“So I started to do some things, which okay, not many, but still can do some. And then obviously then was a nicoturn to do. He started to kick the ball, to do some kick-ups, and then suddenly he's got the injury. That was super weird to see, to be honest, because it was just only a few seconds. And then they said, okay, who's going to sup him? Who's going to twish him? Then they called the waiter guy. Come on, guys, he was the best, I guess. I don't know one of the best in UK Freestyler, which destroyed me at all. He did not make Saka, he just was just taking a piece. All of us were laughing so much and then, okay, we don't pay any bills. No, no, no, restaurant cancel at all. But that was a good emotion, you know, wipe, I would say, from everyone players and stuff. And with these moods, we went to the stadium.”
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“Take one each player from the team, so from the players who it will be. Of course, everyone will push Alex go because the things I'm really fighting about, which is not. And then from the start, they choose Nico, our setpiece cosh. Said, okay, we do freestyle, but everyone was like, What? But listen, freestyle battle, who is gonna win, who's gonna pay for the dinner in the restaurant. You choose which restaurant. And I was like already choosing the menu”
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“Definitely. I already said this a lot of times in the past, but of course, I would love to share the song. Usually in the hotel and in the same one, right? And we already know the stuff which works around us. I've been the waiters who brings us some drinks or food or whatever. And then there was a guy which we never seen before. And I didn't even say to anyone as well. I was just like, okay, new guy, new guy. So we're all changing our job sometimes Then she brought us some cappuccino, some lard, then he brought our plates. Then, after when meeting came. You obviously wanted to wake up the team and he just said, okay, we split for the two teams, players and stuff”
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“It is not when the right people around you, first of all, the manager, the staff, the players which understand us well disposition because okay you can do this role but also important that the others understand it as well you know to keep the right distance with and without the ball it's a lot of a lot of different things but and obviously i think if any manager around the world wants to see exactly a picture in his head and he wants to see exactly the same picture on the pitch he's just choosing the players on each role simple as that”
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