Head coach of the Ukrainian youth team – about a possible application for the Olympic Games in Paris
Ukraine youth team coach Ruslan Rotan commented on the performances of the blue and yellow for Euro 2023and also told who can enter team bid for the 2024 Olympics. The national team of Ukraine U-21 at the European Championship reached the semi-finals, where they lost to Spain. Thanks to getting into the top four teams in Euro, the football team of Ukraine will play in the Olympics for the first time in history.
“The mood could be better, but this is a sport and you need to accept the result as it is. Unfortunately, now it is unsuccessful for us, but for Ukraine and our team it is a very good indicator. The guys deserved more, and corny somewhere there was not enough time to recover. After the match, I told the guys that they have a lot of potential and they need to strive for more. I am sure that they are the best,” said Rotan.
“Which team is stronger than me or Alexander Petrakov? So you can’t compare. These are different generations and different players. Petrakov’s team became the world champion – this is a great achievement that cannot be ignored. We didn’t even make it to the final. Therefore, I repeat: these are different generations and we have different results.”
“There will be a new head coach in the youth team in the new cycle. I think it will be introduced soon. Olympics? We need to digest the Euro, then we need to switch to the club – from tomorrow. More details about the Olympic Games will have to be discussed later.”
“Which of the experienced players to take to the Olympics? This team has earned the right to play at the Olympics and take some of the experienced players to the Games … I’m not ready to answer this question now … But we will have players from the team who, due to their age, will no longer be able to enter the Olympic team. Therefore, most likely, in this trio of players over 23 years old who can be included in the application, there will be guys from the team that played at Euro 2023.
The Spanish national team reached the final of Euro 2023, where 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.
Source: Sportarena
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