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The former Milan striker and coach of the Ukrainian team at this time spoke about his initial stage at the Italian club.
October 31, 2020, 3:13 PM
In an interview with the YouTube channel Fantastic Football, the head coach of the Ukraine team, Andriy Shevchenko, spoke about the most memorable moments of his football career.
The NSC Olimpiyskiy pitch was chosen as the location for the dialogue, so Shevchenko’s opening comment was an “ode to love” to the atmosphere at this stadium: “I am happy to be in this stadium. Here, you could say, I spent the best years of my career for Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national team. I love this stadium very much. “
The coach of the Ukraine team was also asked about the legendary game with Bayern. moment, “including Shevchenko.” It was my first match at the Olympic Stadium, “Andrei recalls.
Then the conversation turned to the start of the Italian Milan performances, where Shevchenko was immediately given the seventh number on the jersey. This moment was accompanied by a rather interesting story: “When I arrived in Milan, they asked me what number I would like to get. They gave me possible options. Then Zvonimir Boban played tenth, Ibrahim Ba was seventh. They gave me several numbers and think for a while. We knew Ba before, he’s a good guy. The next day he came up to me and said, “Andrey, take my number, it will bring you good luck.” I replied, “Of course!” Seventh number for me.
The story unfolded in such a way that after the first friendly at San Siro, in which Shevchenko entered the field in the Milan jersey, a “comrade from Israel” called him up and said that in Hebrew “7” sounds like “sheva” . Thus began the story of the legendary “seven”, not only for the Rossoneri, but for all of Ukrainian football.
The next match of the Ukrainian team under the leadership of Andriy Shevchenko will take place within the fifth round of the UEFA Nations League. The opponent is Germany, and the match at Red Bull Arena in Leipzig will take place on November 14. The start is at 21:45.
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