Football expert Viktor Leonenko commented on the return of the Ukrainian defender Yaroslav Rakytsky to Shakhtar Donetsk:
“The prodigal son has returned home, what else can be said. I’ve always been fine with him. Probably, Jovicevich is counting on him, since he invited him.
I understand that he is already finishing with football. I don’t like it when you leave and then come back to the club. This means that someone made a mistake. In his case, Fonseca was wrong. He removed him from Shakhtar. Therefore, Rakitsky is not to blame, and if I were the fans, I would not blame him.
Is he being convicted for three years at the “zenith”? Football players should always be forgiven, because there are many stupid ones among them, and they are not so politically savvy. I don’t think Rakitsky is a traitor. Just like that, he would not have come to Shakhtar at that time. Moreover, he is a harmless, open and simple guy.
Here the question is different: will he help Shakhtar or not. In the UPL, you won’t have to work too hard, and for European competitions, all coaches ask for two squads. Most likely, he was taken under rotation.
