The coach is sure that his style of work is not suitable for the UAF
Kryvbas mentor Yuri Vernidub In an interview with journalist Roman Bebekh for the Sport Arena YouTube channel, he admitted that he would like to lead the Ukrainian national team, but he will not be able to do this due to possible disagreements with the UAF.
The coach also expressed dissatisfaction with the opening match of the national team in the selection for Euro 2024 against England. According to Vernidub, the interim head coach Ruslan Rotan also made a number of mistakes.
“I won’t say anything, but what is, is. I did not see a spark in the eyes of our guys in this game. They played, but this is not the kind of football that I would like to see. It was noticeable that if the English had not stopped after the first half, because they already had a 2-0 result, it would have been much worse.”
“The UAF is 100% to blame. It’s not that Rotan is not ready for this job, I just don’t understand it. Maybe he was desperate. This is madness. I can’t understand how one coach can hold three positions. This is such a hodgepodge in the head, this is a completely different level of football players. The national team is the elite. Youth is young talents, this is a completely second job. Team Alexandria is another thing. But what is, is. Hope everything works out. They will draw the right conclusions and a coach will appear who will really deal with the national team. Although these performers that we have are very good.”
“There was always a dream to lead the Ukrainian national team, but I understand that this will not happen. Where is Vernydub, and where… Our very association, there are completely different plans. And also people like me who can say anything, because I like to say what I think.
Earlier there was information that the UAF plans to announce the appointment of the current Al Ain coach Sergey Rebrov as the head coach of the Ukrainian national team in two to three weeks. The contract will run for three years until the end of the 2026 World Cup cycle. It remains to agree on the legal and economic nuances of contracts with the Spanish assistant coaches.
Rebrov has already stated that he is interested in leading the Ukrainian national team. However, the coach intends to finalize the current contract with Al Ain to the end. In the UAE, the Ukrainian won the championship and the League Cup.
The Ukrainian national team does not have an official mentor after the departure of Oleksandr Petrakov. Ruslan Rotan, coach of Alexandria and the Ukrainian youth team, was temporarily appointed acting head coach.
Ukraine is fourth in Group C after losing to England. The blue-yellows failed to deliver a single shot on target in England during the match. In the next round of qualification for the European Championship 2024, Ukraine will face North Macedonia. The match will take place on June 16. Also in June, the blue-yellows will play with Malta.
Source: Sportarena
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