2024-04-02 15:24:14
The former captain of the Armenian national team, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, participated in the podcast of the former “Inter” defender Andrea Ranokia and said that after finishing his career, he will stay in Milan until his son grows up and decides whether he wants to play football or not.
From the first day at Inter, I always felt in a familiar place, as if I had already been here in another life, with the same teammates and fans. Here is what surprised me.
I started as a striker, then I became a playmaker and now I’m a central midfielder because everyone thinks I’m slow. In modern football, every team has Usain Bolter running on the wings, and you, my 35-year-old football player, are against them, but I can cope.
I speak five languages: Armenian, Russian, English, French, Italian. I forgot German because it was so difficult, I only spoke it very well in my third season at Dortmund. Outside the court, I enjoy playing chess. it gives me the opportunity to think, to understand how and where to go, trying to predict the opponent’s next steps.
After the end of my career, I will stay in Milan until my son grows up and decides if he wants to play football or not. If he wants to become a football player, then we will stay in Milan, and if not, then we will return to Armenia. After finishing my football career, I will definitely not be a coach, I will not be in football at all. I want to spend more time with my family, learn new things like cooking. “Football players become coaches when they want to run away from home, to be free, but I don’t,” said Mkhitaryan.
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