Ukraine’s Euro 2024 campaign is over and Vitalii Mykolenko remains an injury concern ahead of Everton’s 2024-25 campaign after he was forced to withdraw again from action for his country.
The left-back saw his first action of the European Championship Finals in Germany after recovering sufficiently from a recurrence of the ankle injury he orignally sustained in the Merseyside derby in April during Ukraine’s final pre-tournament warm-up match.
Named in the starting XI for today’s Group E game against Amadou Onana and Belgium, Mykolenko played almost an hour before signalling to the bench that he could no longer continue and was replaced Oleksandr Zinchenko.
The contest between the two nations took place in the tightest group in the Euros that saw all four teams finish on 4 points but with Ukraine bottom on goal difference.
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Belgium and Onana, who played the full 90 minutes once more, advanced in second place and will face France in the Round of 16.
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Michael Bennet
1 Posted
26/06/2024 at
20:59:17
Surely if our medical department says he’s not quite ready for full blown games, he shouldn’t go should he?
Denis Richardson
2 Posted
26/06/2024 at
21:34:22
Hes got about 6 weeks to get fit….fingers crossed.
Mike Hayes
3 Posted
26/06/2024 at
22:27:31
Fingers crossed he recovers for start of season BUT weve got Young and Seamus 😵💫🥳
Derek Thomas
4 Posted
26/06/2024 at
23:26:55
Did he rush himself or was he rushed back – a bit of both probably? Either way, twice in a short time is is too many.
Sometimes players, despite themselves, need to be ‘managed’ back DCL style.
Jay Harris
5 Posted
26/06/2024 at
23:27:28
I was praying that Ukraine would go out so that Myko could get back to FF without aggravating his ankle any further.
Jack Convery
6 Posted
27/06/2024 at
01:40:50
Keowns comments about Mykolenko were bang out of order. What is it with ex Gooners and EFC players. Lee Dixon and Mersons’ anti Pickford comments are a joke and now Keowns joining in. Pickford is the best English goalkeeper so get over it. Mykolenko was one of EFCs best performing players in 23/24 and part of one fo the best defences in the EPL. Given his countries circumstances it’s remarkable how he’s playing – just ask Salah for one.
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