The acting head coach of the “blue-yellows” commented on the start of selection for Euro 2024.
Despite the negative result in the game in England and the game presented at Wembley, the Ukrainian team has a future. This is what the acting head coach of the team, Ruslan Rotan, said. According to the specialist, the “blue yellow” did not endure the first half, which seriously hit the psychology and ultimately determined the result.
“I think we didn’t hold back a little bit at the end of the half. Of course, when you let goals into the locker room, you have to tune in a different way. When you go into the locker room with a score of 0 :2 in the scoreboard, when they doubled in 2 minutes, it becomes a difficult task Because we understood who our opponent is.
We played against England, against a strong team. You have seen that the ability of this group is at a very high level. I would say men deserve more. We have a very good team, it takes time. You see this team is capable of more.
Yes, of course, the last match was six months ago. The first game was difficult. You could say we’re a little younger. This balance that we have now, it will give very good results in the future and will be a good team. But it takes time. The first game against a strong opponent showed that there is a future.
As for the support, it is nice to see a large army of fans. We would like to thank our fans and the England fans who also supported us. Wembley Stadium is an incredible atmosphere, indescribable. One can only dream. I think this match will give our team the impetus to reach the heights.
When we went to the flank, we lost a lot of balls, so in this position I relied on the fact that we would not lose the ball and control the game more. Related to this.
Plus brought out new players in the middle to give strength and still be able to turn the tide of the meeting, to be more active up front. But, unfortunately, we failed to be aggressive up front today.
In some places, we controlled the ball well, but we lacked patience at times to leave it to us, not to deliver it early.
You see, when the match ends with the result we have on the scoreboard, we can now say a lot and make excuses. But before the game we have a plan that we see. We understood very well that the first minutes of the first half will be difficult for us, the England team will put pressure on us, actively occupy us, give us a little time to work with the ball. In the first half, you just have to cope with the onslaught, control the ball well.
And there was only one idea in the second half that Tsygankov, who is now really in great shape, I agree with you, should come out and make a result with his successful actions. But, unfortunately, these moments and plans did not meet. It can be tested in different ways. But that was my decision, I accepted it.
As for Dovbik’s replacement, maybe it will be a little earlier. However, Yaremchuk worked well for the defense,” Rotan was quoted by the UAF press service.
Recall that the Ukrainian national team began qualifying for Euro 2024 with an away defeat in England.
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Source: korrespondent
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