Everton star Vitalii Mykolenko's heartbreaking daily call with parents in Ukraine Vitalii Mykolenko still wakes up every day and has to make a nervous phone call to his parents.
“Then before we played Peterborough, in the hotel we played for five minutes and I beat Michael Keane and Joao Virginia,” said Mykolenko, who is also into carp fishing and rarely watches football.
And as bombs continue to land on Ukraine soil, Mykolenko is never sure what news he will get when he makes that call every morning before training.
The arrival of David Moyes has been instrumental in that as they moved nine clear of the relegation zone but Mykolenko has also brought a change behind the scenes - chess matches between the players.
Back on the pitch, Mykolenko is not only benefiting from Moyes’ arrival and the Blues’ upturn in form but also the promotion of left-back legend Leighton Baines to the first team coaching staff.
