The midfielder noted that the team managed to recover from the matches of the group stage of Euro 2023
Midfielder Ukrainian national team U-21 Georgy Sudakov spoke about the readiness of the team for the quarterfinals European Youth Championship 2023 with the national team France.
“I have recovered and am 100% ready. Two matches in the group stage, so to speak, I rested, only one against Romania played 90 minutes. We had a break for almost a week after the game with the Romanians, so we are all recovered and fully prepared.”
“I think that you can already forget about the qualifying matches with France. We have a different team, and they have too. We have already done much more. During this year, each of us has grown as a football player, as a person. Indeed, a year has passed since then, it is no longer possible to compare those matches.
“This is the 1/4 finals of the Euro, and we are definitely not here by chance. We want to show what we are capable of. The main thing is to believe in it. As I said after the match with Spain, the main thing is to show your skills and your game.”
“They have a very strong team individually. Shakhtar and I played against Rennes, Arno Calimuendo and Amin Guiri play for them, they are very powerful technical players. I also know Ryan Sherky, Pierre Kalyulya. They are also very good players. Almost all of their players are worth 20-30 million euros, are very talented and play in the top leagues. But we also have a very strong team. I think if we come out 100% ready, first of all, mentally, then we have every chance to pass this team.”
“My participation in the team build-up? This is our game structure, starting with Shakhtar in the first place. Under Igor Jovichevich, we started playing like this and constantly made rotations. Ruslan Petrovich also allows us and tells us to make rotations. For us, this is not something “surprising”. We are constantly working on it and doing it, we know how to play there. Therefore, if not me, then Artem Bondarenko rotates and starts attacking.”
The duel with the French national team will take place on July 2 in Cluj-Napoca. The beginning is at 22:00 Kyiv time.
The winner of the France-Ukraine pair in the 1/2 finals will play with the best in the confrontation Spain-Switzerland. The semi-final match will take place on July 5 in Bucharest.
The 2023 European Championship final is scheduled for July 8 in Batumi. Recall that the three best teams of the tournament, except for France and England, will receive tickets to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
Source: Sportarena
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