Eugene Konoplyanka – The Ukrainian national team comes from Schalke

The business of Eugene Konoplyanka in "Schalke" is not going well – there is almost no gaming and trust and the club wants to sell Ukrainians. It seemed that the winter transfer window would be helpful. Konoplyanka's outlook deteriorated a week before.

A few days ago, in the world of football, there was a lively discussion about the transfer of Konoplyanka to Turkey, where the midwife wanted to take Besiktas. But then, the local media brutally reversed the course and "fell asleep" at Yevgen, and the footballer returned to Schalke and waited for the spring without iridescent prospects.

OBOZREVATEL understands why Eugene Konoplyanka fell into such a trap and is still waiting for his career.

In captivity against the Germans and his own appetites

Even before the end of the autumn part of the Bundesliga, "Schalke" clearly stated – the club means goodbye to Konoplyanka. A mature classic situation – poor performance in the championship (now "Cobalt" are in the 12th place of the tournament, while last season they took 2nd place), the Ukrainian can not help the result and plays a bit, but still one of the richest gamers About 5 million euros a year.

Schalke came to the conclusion that it was time to carry out a small reconstruction, which will consist of not changing coaches, but to clean up the composition. With the Konoplyanka, several other players came on the list for "the way out", which was perceived quite calmly.

This scenario was probably quietly perceived by Eugene. At the age of 29 (which may already be called the "early career"), the midfielder is not playing and experiencing a strange tension in the team. On the one hand, and not a deaf reserve (9 matches for Schalke in the national arena and on 5 of the 6 games of the Champions League group), but they do not always play.

Also, it's a bit strange. and head coach Domenico Tedesco behaves: he speaks publicly about Konoplyanka's willingness to play and sometimes praises the Ukrainian, but in fact, he suddenly leaves on the bench and still does not replace in difficult cases. Although the German media claim that Tedesco "bit his teeth" in favor of a Ukrainian because of a disciplinary offense committed against him and his teammates after a loss to the LF (1: 3 of " Porto ") had driven to a nightclub and had entered it.

Konoplyanka kindly "picked up a suitcase" and allowed a civilized search for a transfer. And the case was settled quickly – after the start of cooperation with a new agent (the Albanian Fali Ramadani, quite known in Eastern Europe), Konoplyanka is keenly interested to Turkey. And the first interest for concrete has been transformed into "Besiktas".

Despite the expression and taste of the Turkish media for exaggeration, it became increasingly clear that their messages indicated that Konoplyanka was on a confident trajectory to Besiktas. But now, it seems, this story was only an inflated bubble. Recently, the Turkish media significantly changed the tone in favor of a Ukrainian and came to the conclusion that there would be no Evgen on the banks of the Bosphorus. As a result, the footballer returns to Germany and finds himself again in the context of his previous position.

What went wrong in Turkey? Today, the Turkish football market is a thriving mix of ambitions and intentions flavored with financial well-being and well-known Turkish temperament. In other words, today in Turkey (especially the big ones) can invite and sign many famous players and status, without saving money. The important is the status of the player and the improvement of the club's image.

This is what Konoplyanka wanted to use when processing the transfer to Besiktas. According to some information, the Turks were willing to pay a very good salary to Ukrainians at 3.2 million euros. But Zhenya herself is appreciated – 4.5 million euros a year. Giving a 29-year-old Ukrainian no training or defense of this money, "Besiktash" was logically ridiculous, finally refusing to transfer. At the same time, it is unlikely that the club will lose much, but Konoplyanka has lost a good option, both in the game and in the financial plan (although it is not excluded that before the end of the transfer period (January 31st, the club and the football players always agree).

Again, the bench of substitutes and the lack of &, 39 39 39 choice options to come

Yes, the situation of Konoplyanka has again stopped, has turned out to be a vivid prospect.In Schalke, his attitude towards him did not changed, Tedesco also remained in place, and the first match of the Bundesliga in 2019 (with "Wolfsburg"), the Ukrainian has already missed (apparently because of a cold) .Tedesco also recently declared that Konoplyanka was ready to play with "Hertha" (the next game "Schalke" in the BL), but his statements regarding the Ukrainian and

Therefore, in general, Konoplyanka does not shine with constant gaming practice. Will not this happen to a miracle, and in the next crisis, Zhenya will come out to save the game, and some other big games will win a spot on the field. But after the first half of the season, given all game schedules, he does not believe it anymore.

Looking aside, the only correct option for Yevgen seems to be urgently looking for a new club until January 31st. Time is another week, and probably an agent of a Ukrainian, this work is already under way. The story knows many cases where players have not done it in the last few hours, but at the last minute of the transfer window. But again, to find a team in the best European championship is no worse than Schalke, Eugene must be ready to make a series of concessions, not just to reduce wages. The financial conditions that a German footballer has nobody will give him.

Otherwise, everything will be sad for the Ukrainians. If he stays at Schalke and does not restore the confidence of the coach, he will be almost 30 years old (summer – in September) during the summer, midfielder with no play capacity for defense and solid period without constant training. In this career, the highest level can be completed and hopefully, at best, only on variants of the type "Besiktas" or middle packaged peasants of Italy (or some of the great ones of Greece, of Belgium, etc.).

But the most likely scenario is the possibility of an excellent win at the end of a career. We need money in Turkey and in the rich clubs of small leagues, or even in Qatar from the United Arab Emirates. And this in the 30 years when, in medicine and current abilities, a player from Konoplyanka could have played a well-known team of the best championship for another 2-3 years. (by "affinity" of "Schalke" with the St. Petersburg on the line "Gazprom"). The Russians are quite capable of such transfers and, considering their new logic "Ukrainians bring trophies" and the presence of coaching staff of Anatoliy Timoshchuk, this option can not be ignored either. ..

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