Vitalli Mykolenko playing for Ukraine
Vitalli Mykolenko playing for Ukraine
The left-back is already viewed as a source of frustration for many fans on Merseyside.
He has been a useful player since signing in January 2022, but has never been anything more than that.
Supporters wanted a new left-back in the summer, but weren't granted that wish as the 27-year-old remained in post.
The same can be said of his place on the international stage as he remains Ukraine's go-to man.
That continued against Northern Ireland, but it's safe to say Mykolenko didn't endure his greatest evening.
Ukrainian media unanimous over Vitalii Mykolenko vs Northern Ireland
The Nations League continued on Saturday with league B, group two action.
A four consisting of Georgia, Hungary, Ukraine and Northern Ireland was always going to make for an interesting battle.
That continued as Andrea Maldera's side travelled to Windsor Park.
A strike from Portsmouth's Terry Devlin made all the difference to secure a 1-0 win for the hosts.
His effort from the edge of the box certainly wasn't Mykolenko's fault, but he still faced negative reviews from Ukrainian media.
Local outlet UA rated him at just 6.5, the lowest of any defender for the away side.
That was echoed by Tribuna who utilised a headline, "Mykolenko is the worst player of the Ukrainian national team against Northern Ireland."
It certainly doesn't paint a good picture, especially when considering another media source, Fakty, mentioned the Everton man just once in their match report.
They wrote: "Vitaliy Mykolenko unsuccessfully passed the ball to Anatoliy Trubin, after which he had to fight off a corner kick."
That sums up the struggles that the Everton man faced as we delve deeper into his performance.
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Losing in the Nations League was always going to rub local media up the wrong way.
That certainly hasn't helped the Toffees man, but his own performance certainly wasn't good enough.
He featured for the full 90 minutes, but couldn't truly make his presence felt in either box.
Mykolenko put up just four defensive actions and failed to complete a single block or interception.
That is only made worse knowing he lost nine duels and was dribbled past twice.
Could he make up for that going forward? No.
He attempted three dribbles, completing zero, while also misplacing eight crosses and two long balls.
The idea of a full-back maintaining a cross accuracy of just 11 per cent is wild, but won't surprise Everton fans.
This is all representative of what they have been complaining about for a while now.