About Ivan Saenko for a long time nothing was heard. Although there were many rumors. That he ended his career because of problems with alcohol. What was a witness in a fraud case in which he was seriously financially hurt Alexander Kerzhakov. And so, Sayenko became a guest YoTube channel “Pos and Kos”, where he talked about why he ended his career and how he lives now.
About retirement
– Why did Ivan Sayenko finish playing?
– I got injured in Rostov, Gatskan made a tackle and my leg cracked. I was taken out of the field, the doctor did something and cracked back, I went on to play further.
Then after 10 minutes I needed to replace, I filed the corner, complied with the standards and finished off the knee completely. After this game, I flew to the first operation – on the meniscus. Then, after anesthesia, the doctor said to me: “Van, I’m sorry, but you also have cruciate ligaments looking in different directions.” I had a very long injury and very unpleasant. I started to recover slowly and we had a game in Luzhniki, where there was still an artificial field. After each game, the knee was swollen, did not bend to the end, and massage and recovery took two to three days. It all began to load me psychologically. Then, there was a little conflict with Karpin and proposals began to appear: from Rostov, from Hoffenheim. After Spartak, I did not want to go somewhere lower, I could not go to Rostov, although the conditions were not
worse. And this psychological topic, combined with the trauma, made me finish. My father talked with me for a very long time and the family urged me to stay, but I said: “Leave me alone.”
– Looking back, is there any regret that at that moment I did not start playing for Rostov or another club with a lower status?
– For me personally, there are no regrets, but I have two sons and the fact that the youngest did not find my game and did not resemble stadiums – I worry. This understanding came only over the years. At that moment, it was impossible to agree and talk with me.
Kerzhakov sued 222 million rubles. What you need to know about it
And Ivan Sayenko wants to return 150 million.
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About the restaurant and Kirkorov
– What are you doing now?
– The last 1.5-2 years, we opened the project with Valentin Yudashkin, this is a restaurant. There was a discovery that year.
– In Moscow?
– Yes. It is called “Fashion House”. Look on the Internet, we had a great discovery, everyone was there, including Pugachev. A grand event was in Moscow. Yudashkin has a large mansion where he meets people, he officially has Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev.
– How do you manage to be familiar with everyone: Yudashkin, Pugacheva, Kirkorov. Did you train Kirkorov’s children?
– This is Philip said so.
– So you did not train? Why did he say so then?
– We have been friends with him for a long time. We met just after the European Championship, we always communicate, in touch. Either 2010, or 2011, we were in Dubai with our family and flew back with him and his family to Moscow. And when he saw my eldest son (his name is Martin), we flew together on the plane, said: “Van, I will have a child.” I then laughed so honestly. And he says: “I’ll call Martin.” I also laughed like that and say: “I do not believe you.” And then, when his child appeared and the newspaper reads: “Martin.” He called me: “I promised you.”
Pandemic and the return of the Bundesliga
– When the pandemic began, I called my friends and was amazed how much everything is disciplined in Germany. They said not to go anywhere, they said it was necessary to do this – everyone hears. All this leaves its mark. They set goals, some tasks for themselves, then began to understand where the peaks of the pandemic are. Everything is clear for them, everything is planned, everything is according to plan. I think that’s why they planned everything in advance and quickly got out of this situation. Here, in any case, it was necessary to finish the game.
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If you can’t mark a goal together, why can you stand in the wall? The absurdities of the return of football
We clap to invisible fans, celebrate from a distance. So the Bundesliga returned. Will football ever be the same?
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About your favorite club and Euro 2018
– Favorite football club?
– Spartak.
– The best match you played?
– Probably against the Netherlands at Euro 2008. Why probably? Well, the German Cup final is also good when we beat Stuttgart 3-2. But the Euro is connected with the country and the emotions are slightly different.
– Can you remember what Guus Hiddink said before the match with the Netherlands?
– Initially, what is the whole strength of Hus is psychology. From the very first day he said that the most important thing is to learn to believe in yourself. Each time, with each game, it all increased and eventually came to that. I remember that he went in before the match and said: “There will be a chance, why not? What are you worse than them? ” That was roughly the message.
– The best player with whom you played in the same team?
– Actually, Andrey Arshavin, but due to the fact that now and for a long time Yura Zhirkov shows, despite the fact that I am also the godmother of his eldest son – Yurok, in any way.
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10 years of Russia’s most striking victory at Euro 2008. Where are the heroes of that match now?
Exactly 10 years ago, the Russian team won the Netherlands national team in the enchanting quarter-finals of Euro 2008!
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– And abroad?
– Haristeas, the European champion from the Greek national team, played with me. But there was still Marek Mintal and he got the “gun”, scored 26 goals in the Bundesliga. Becoming the top scorer in the Bundesliga when Bayern was with Ballack, Mackay, Ze Roberto, Lucio and Kahn – high. Most likely – Mintal.
– The main problem of Russian football?
– It is connected with a problem in the country’s economy. So far, we are not ready for everything to work as a single system. We can not sell tickets at 100 or 200 euros. Clubs cannot support themselves. When I lived in Germany, Friday-Saturday, that’s all. Everyone knew that the Bundesliga was starting and it was a holiday. Really prepared for the weekend. As for my native Voronezh, I always knew that it was a football city. When I was 10-12 years old, I went to the Torch when he played in the first league. 12-13 thousand people gathered for such matches. When the club entered the Premier League – tickets were difficult to buy. The whole city went to football. In addition, the city also claimed to be a stadium for the 2018 World Cup, and now there will not be a new stadium for another 30-40 years. No offense to Saransk, but Voronezh deserved it.
Semin and Klopp
– Semin left the Lokomotiv. All fans are against his dismissal.
⁃ If you part with a man, a club legend, then wait for a decision: whether the season will be played out or not, this time. If it is finished, then under any conditions agree that he will bring this season to an end. And from the point of view of leadership it will be easier.
So I personally know Klopp. In almost every match, except for one or two, I scored it for Mainz. At one point, I was his number one on the transfer sheet, and that I was 19-20 years old. The manager of “Mainz” picks me up, it was a day off and said that I hadn’t told anyone yet, they were in the process of negotiations with Karlsruhe about buying me. I was told that Klopp is waiting for me, wants to personally chat. We had a day off, I went to Mainz, lured beautifully. In Germany, every club must have a title car sponsor: who has BMW, who has Audi. They had a BMW, I still remember. These cars are standing in a row and the club manager says to me: “If we agree, take any one, it’s yours.” I say: “I understand.” We met at the hotel, talked for a long time, he says: “Van, you are just what I need: aggressive football, pressure.” We had lunch for an hour, he asked me to think well and told me what was waiting for me at the club. This was the first time that Mainz did not agree with Karlsruhe.
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What is wrong with our football. On the departure of Semin from Lokomotiv
Why we all do not need our clubs, and we do not need them.
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– And you wanted to go?
– Well, of course. Then again, playing already for Nuremberg, I score again with them. Klopp said to me before the match: “Well, will you score again today?” We have always been on good terms. And then he leads Dortmund. And call my agent that Klopp wants me to his place. And I just came to Spartak.
In general, I was supposed to be in Dynamo Kiev, they are the very first who made a deposit for me. In Germany, everything is strictly, there you can’t inflate the budget, if you have € 5 million for transfers, then you can no longer spend. This is with us: “Let’s go to the governor”, or: “Leonid Arnoldovich, there would still be a little bit of oil, sell more”. We have options with this, and there it is. And at that time, Dortmund had 5 or 7 million transfers, they were not so strong. It was then when they took off under Klopp. For 4 they took Subotich in defense and left a million for me.
He called and said: “Wan, a million.” I say: “Yes, I myself will reach you on foot, solve this issue, I’ll call the agent.” And then Dynamo Kiev and Spartak came to Nuremberg. Well, the president of Nuremberg understands that he will offer more money, either Dynamo Kiev or Russians. Nuremberg has no reason to sell me to Dortmund.
But, since the people of Kiev have already made a deposit for me, I then flew to them, Yuri Pavlovich was just coaching the team. He says to me: “Van, here you are playing on the left, your position, we are waiting for you, go negotiate a contract.” I asked for a day for reflection, and on that day Spartak came to me, Smolentsev was then general director. And I, of course, said: “I will go home.”
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