The blue-yellow mentor noted a difficult move after the quarterfinal match
Head coach Ukrainian national team U-21 Ruslan Rotan said that the team did not have time to recover before the semi-final match European Youth Championship 2023 with the national team Spain.
“Perhaps we should congratulate the Spanish team on their victory. As for us, I think that the guys did not have enough recovery. We did not speak, we did not want excuses, but the game is in two days for the third. How did we get there, that we sat in some kind of kennel at the airport – we were detained for five hours, we spent half a day to arrive in Bucharest.
“You apparently saw what the guys wanted, but their legs did not run. Recovery plays a key role, because it really affected the result. Perhaps today is not our day just “
“There will always be mistakes. The fact that we didn’t play tight… The Spaniards are a very strong team when they have space… We gave it to them. In principle, everything was in our hands, but we must return to the fact that there was no restoration. The guys simply did not keep up with more recent rivals.
“We have what we have. Everyone saw this match, we managed to start. But it should be noted and congratulated the Spanish team. This is a very strong team. With such a team you need to play 100%. What happened in the first match in the group stage: we were fresher, we played with the ball. It was easier there. In the semi-finals, unfortunately, the guys did not have enough freshness.”
“Mikhail was recovering from injury, played only against France. Functionally, it was hard for him to play the whole match, but when he was fresh on his feet, he made a difference. In principle, the first goal scored was made by Mikhail. The functional state could have been better, but he was after the injury.”
The youth team of Ukraine devastatingly lost to Spain in the semi-finals of Euro 2023 (1:5). Rotan’s wards opened the scoring, but quickly lost the advantage.
The Spanish national team reached the final of Euro 2023, in which they will play against the team of England. The main match of the tournament will take place on July 8 at 19:00 Kyiv time.
Recall that thanks to reaching the semi-finals of the European Youth Championship, the football team of Ukraine will play at the Olympics for the first time in history.
Source: Sportarena
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