Ukraina Inginkan Shevchenko Latih Tim Nasional
Ukraine Want Shevchenko to Manage National Team
Editor : Cahyani Harzi
Translator : Dhelia Gani
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MANTAN bintang Ukraina Andriy Shevchenko mendapat tawaran pekerjaan untuk menjadi pelatih tim nasional, kata ketua Federasi Sepak Bola Ukraina Anatoly Konkov, Senin.
"Shevchenko memiliki pengalaman bermain di klub-klub hebat seperti Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan, dan Chelsea di bawah arahan pelatih-pelatih legendaris Valery Lobanovsky, Carlo Ancelotti, dan Jose Mourinho," kata Konkov kepada kantor berita ITAR-TASS.
"Ia memiliki kesempatan unik untuk beradaptasi dengan metode-metode, pengetahuan, dan bakat mereka."
Ketua FFU, yang pada suatu kesempatan pernah meminta Shevchenko melatih timnas U-21 dan belakangan timnas senior, mengatakan dirinya mempertimbangkan kemudaan pria 36 tahun sebagai `faktor positif.`
"Coba diingat bahwa pelatih muda Josep Guardiola yang (saat itu) tidak terkenal mencapai hasil-hasil hebat dalam beberapa tahun," kata Konkov seperti dikutip Daily Mail.
"Saya yakin Shevchenko juga mampu mencapai hasil-hasil hebat sebagai manajer tim nasional. Ia memiliki pengalaman dan karakter yang cukup untuk itu. Sementara itu federasi akan memberikan segala yang ia perlukan dalam pekerjaannya."
Posisi tersebut telah kosong sejak ditinggal Oleg Blokhin yang memilih melatih Dynamo Kiev.
Shevchenko mengumumkan bahwa dirinya mengundurkan diri dari sepak bola untuk terjun ke dunia politik pada Juli silam, namun partainya - Ukraine Forward! - gagal menembus parlemen setelah hanya mendapatkan beberapa persen suara pada pemilihan umum bulan lalu.
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FORMER Ukraine star striker Andriy Shevchenko has been offered the job of national head coach, Ukraine´s Football Federation (FFU) chief Anatoly Konkov revealed on Monday.
"Shevchenko has experience of playing in great clubs such as Dynamo Kiev, AC Milan and Chelsea under the management of legendary coaches Valery Lobanovsky, Carlo Ancelotti and Jose Mourinho," Konkov told the ITAR-TASS news agency.
"He has a unique opportunity to adopt their methods, their knowledge and talents."
The FFU chief, who once called Shevchenko into his under-21 and later Ukraine´s national squad, said that he considered the 36-year-old´s youth to be a "positive factor".
"Just remember that unknown young coach Josep Guardiola (Barcelona) has achieved tremendous results in just several years," Konkov said.
"I´m confident that Shevchenko is also capable of achieving serious heights as the national team´s manager. He has enough experience and character for it. The federation meanwhile will provide him with everything necessary to help him in his work."
The position has been vacant since Oleg Blokhin´s departure for Dynamo Kiev.
Shevchenko won the Ukraine Premier League five times with Dynamo Kiev before moving to AC Milan where he won the Champions League and the Serie A before joining Chelsea in a £30 million move six years ago.
He failed to shine however at Stamford Bridge and had spells on loan at Milan and back at the club where he began his career before announcing last summer that he was quitting football for politics.
His Ukraine Forward! movement failed however to make it into parliament after collecting just a few percent of the vote last month.
