“My teeth clenched.” Zinchenko told how they joked about him at Manchester City after Ukraine’s defeat against Spain

September 13, 23:04

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Alexander Zinchenko spoke about his reaction to the joke (Photo: Manchester City)

The footballer shared his story in an interview with Vlad Sedan’s YouTube channel.

At the time, Zinchenko said that he welcomes the jokes between teammates after team meetings.

In particular, he said that he himself continues to poke fun at the Portuguese João Canselo and Bernardo Silva to this day after Ukraine bypassed his team in the qualifying group for Euro 2020.

At the same time, he admitted that he himself was subjected to similar ridicule after being defeated by the Spanish.

«Of course they harassed. As I saw the goalkeeping coach, instead of «Hello “, he said immediately:” We have balls. You can touch them if you want. “

On the one hand, it’s funny, but on the other, I clenched my teeth. He wanted to say the great famous phrase: “You will return to Kiev,” said Zinchenko.

Earlier, Ukrainian midfielder Ruslan Malinovsky spoke about the problems the team faced upon arrival in Spain.