The "Russian-Ukrainian" conflict has lasted for more than a week, and many Ukrainian players and coaches who play or work for Russian Super League clubs have chosen to terminate their contracts with the club. However, in recent days, former Ukrainian international Timoshchuk has been criticized a lot for continuing to stay in the Russian Super League hegemon Zenit as an assistant coach and has remained silent about the "Russian-Ukrainian conflict".
On March 5, Beijing time, it was revealed from the British media "Post" that a number of Ukrainian football circles openly expressed dissatisfaction with Tymoschuk. Malinovsky, a midfielder for Serie A club Atalanta, was furious that his predecessors remained silent.
Malinovsky shelled Timoshchuk: "I don't know why he's silent, you need to ask him, it's weird, I think it's not right. He is no longer a legend in Ukrainian football, and his previous achievements will be forgotten. ”
In addition, former Ukrainian national team teammate Levchenko Evgeniy also posted criticism of Tymoschuk: "Tolya, what has happened to you lately? You're Ukrainian, how can you keep quiet and continue working there? We used to play for Ukraine together, proudly wearing the national team jersey, singing the national anthem, winning and losing together. You are silent now, how can you bear this? ”
Born in 1979, Timoschuk has played as a defender in his career for Zenit, Bayern and other european giants, and he has won the Champions League with Bayern. In the Ukrainian national team, he played 144 times for the country, contributing 4 goals. He was awarded the Ukrainian Footballer of the Year in 2002, 2006, 2008 and 2010 and is comparable to Shevchenko in the Ukrainian national team. In February 2017, Timoszchuk announced his retirement and is still an assistant coach at Russian Premier League champion Zenit.