Nottingham Forest head coach Sean Dyche commented on Oleksandr Zinchenok’s performance in the European League match against Utrecht, where the team won 2:1.

After Dyche’s words, the Ukrainian lushly jumped into the match and confused the coaching staff to come up with a plan for the fight.

“To be honest, this was not part of our plans. We found ourselves in a different role from Zinchenko, and only a few times, even competently replacing the center.

He acts unconventionally, constantly looking for the ball and changing accents. Such footballers will make you think and overwhelm you during the match,” said the coach.

Let’s not forget that Zinchenko joined Veresna on loan from Arsenal to Nottingham Forest. In the current season, the 28-year-old footballer played these matches without any effective action.

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“We are very satisfied, we played very good games the rest of the time. For example, last year against Arsenal (2:1). Today we were not able to play 90 minutes consistently, but I am happy that we scored three points.

Basel is a very strong rival, and it is not easy to win here. Ale mi showed good gru.

We cannot complain, the European League is a very important tournament for us. This tournament is very competitive, but only one team can overcome it. The three points we scored in Basel will give us enthusiasm for the upcoming tests,” said Emeri.

Aston Villa currently sits third in the European League table.

Nottingham Forrest have decided not to include Ukrainian national team defender Oleksandr Zinchenko until the team’s registration for the spring part of the 2025/26 European competition.

The club officially announced that the Ukrainian’s place in the European Cup bid was taken by the Nigerian grind Ola Aina, who spent the season only a few games due to injuries.

The 29-year-old Zinchenko, whose contract with Arsenal expires until the summer of 2026, was loaned to the English club in the spring of 2025 and began working with three coaches. In the current tournaments there were ten matches, but there were no effective actions. The reasons for the decision to exclude the Ukrainian from the club’s application have not been disclosed.

After six rounds on the main stage of the European League, Nottingham Forrest has achieved 11 points and is in 11th place in the group. The team’s upcoming matches are scheduled for the 22nd day against Braga and the 29th day against Ferencvaros.