Konoplanka sometimes won matches alone. He was taking over pi³kê on the wing, he passed two rivals, went inside and kicked hard at the goal. Usually accurate. Clubs from all over Europe wanted to pay tens of millions for his hitness and dynamics euro. The world was open to him, but the oligarch Ihor Kolomoyskyi, who ruled his club, was still in the way. Brendan Rodgers, working in Liverpool, he wanted it at all costs, but then Kołomojski collided, who mocked the clause in Konoplanka’s contract and kept him almost by force. But it is not the player who comes to the league now. That Konoplanka would not even look at the league.
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A player about seven years older – 32 years old – goes to Cracovia. Without this dynamics and speed, which he relied on, and which he lost with age and subsequent injuries. The footballer has to be rebuilt, because in the last year and a half he played only 400 minutes and during this time he did not stand out even from the weaker Ukrainian teams. Konoplan, which goes to the top league, did not fit in Shakhtar’s wide frame for the winter camp, and in the fall he collected 47 minutes. His contract expired in six months, but the club wanted to get rid of him as soon as possible, so as not to pay him 2.3 million euros a year for sitting on the bench. He goes to Poland because his talent never – in Seville or Schalke – he did not explode enough that today he could count on a peaceful retirement in an exotic league, where they pay a lot and require little. The name alone did not open the door for him, even in Turkey or Austria, where he tried to latch on this winter. IN Poland league however, it is weaker, and many still see a footballer from Dniper’s times in Konoplanka.
There are three reasons why it was worth bringing Konoplanka to the top league
Therefore, whoever assumes that a Ukrainian will play in the Ekstraklasa may be disappointed. But at no point is it a nonsense transfer. Three things save him: Konoplanka dreams of playing at the World Cup in Qatar, and if his team makes it through the play-offs (he has to beat Scotland away, and then Wales or Austria), he will ruin his own veins to finish his career with such a tournament. He never played at the World Cup, because in 2006 he was still too young, and Ukraine was not promoted for the next one. Hemp plant it helps that there is still no greater competition in his position in the team, so if he rebuilds in Poland and his health is good, he can make his dream come true. Age does not eliminate it. His peer – Andriy Yarmolenko led Ukraine at last year’s Euro.
The second aspect is the league level. It really doesn’t take much to exist in this league. Jakub Błaszczykowski brought something to her before the injury, Flavio Paixaofive years older than Konoplanka, still has no major difficulties with scoring goals and is about to hit one hundred, and Lukas Podolski after overworking the camp in the first match after the break – with Stal Mielec – was by far the best on the pitch.
The third aspect – Cracovia does not risk much. Konoplanka’s agents proposed him to various Polish clubs and assured that the winger was ready to significantly reduce his earnings, just to play regularly and rebuild himself in Poland. She was interested in him Wisla Krakow – this was what the Ukrainian had in mind when he said in an interview with Canal + that, apart from Cracovia, Legia Krakow also wanted him. But key was the conversation with coach Jacek Zieliński, during which they made a good impression on each other. Cracovia likes the determination of the footballer, who agreed to a six-month contract with the possibility of extension and earnings of about 50-60 thousand. monthly.
Cracovia fans should support the Ukrainian national team
Of course, he was forced to significantly reduce his earnings by the situation – poor form and a small number of matches played. A few days ago, when the transfer window in Austria and Turkey closed, that is, in the leagues he was targeting, he found himself against the wall. A month ago, Ukrainian journalists speculated that if Konoplanka finds itself in such a situation, it may end its career prematurely, instead of bending down for change in an inferior league. The desire to play at the World Cup prevailed. Cracovia fans should therefore keep their fingers crossed in March not only for the Polish national team, but also Ukraine. If he wins a promotion, Konoplanka will do everything to be in shape at the end of the year. Cracovia can then use the remaining skills that are left to him.
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