The head coach said that the decision on the participation of Bogdan Vyunnyk will be made closer to the match
Head coach Ukrainian national team U-21 Ruslan Rotan commented on the upcoming semi-final of the European Youth Championship 2023 with the Spanish national team.
“We have a game misses Kryskiv because of the bust of yellow cards. He has the same problem with Vyunik’s hand – tomorrow we will check, perhaps he will enter the field.
“First of all, it is about recovery. Unfortunately, only two days passed between the matches. This is also very important, because yesterday there was a flight, there were transfers to another city, a different climate. It was a bit colder in Cluj-Napoca than in Bucharest. And there is no problem with motivation. The guys are motivated, they go step by step, the next one is the most difficult.”
“We understand the strength of the Spanish national team – it is a very powerful team. We met in the group, but there is another game ahead. Spain at the youth level beat everyone, won all the tournaments. We know and remember this well, we are aware of the strength of this opponent.”
Yes, we did an analysis based on the first game against Spain. This is a structural team that always plays first. All teams study it, they know it, but nevertheless, almost all the mechanisms work for the Spaniards, from which all rivals suffer. The guys and I both before the first game and now did a theoretical lesson, took into account these moments. On the field, everything is decided by individual skill, as well as mood, character. Everything is then mixed into a single result.
“I think that Spain has studied us well, just as we have learned the opponent. Tomorrow there will be a game that will give one of the teams a chance to advance. Therefore, it will be a completely different match, everything will be on the football field. I’m sure both teams will give 100 percent to make the desired move.”
In the quarterfinals, the Ukrainian U-21 team beat their peers from France (3:1). Ruslan Rotan’s team won a ticket to the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris as one of the three best teams of the 2023 European Youth Championship.
The duel with the Spanish national team will take place on July 5 in Bucharest. The meeting starts at 22:00.
Source: Sportarena
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