A powerful Ukrainian coach assessed the performance of the national team in the semi-finals of the play-off selection for Euro 2024.
The main problem for the Ukrainian national team in the match against Bosnia and Herzegovina is their unpreparedness for the tactical restructuring of the opponent. This is what authoritative coach Miron Markevich thinks.
According to the specialist, the situation was saved only by the substitutions made by the head coach at the end of the match.
At the same time, Markevich expressed hope that Viktor Tsygankov, who is missing from Zenica, will help the blue-and-yellow in the final of the playoffs for Euro 2024.
“All’s well that ends well… Our team’s performance in Zenica was unimpressive, but when it seemed like there was no hope for safety, we reached the turning point.
It seemed that the Bosnians’ 3-5-2 tactical formation was a bit unexpected for the visitors as they neutralized Artem Dovbik, who was placed at the forefront of the attack. In fairness, it can be said that his companions only helped a little. Of course, if the Ukrainians had more aggressive flanks, it would be easier to find weak spots in the redoubts of the hosts. However, our outside midfielders were quite passive, Alexander Zinchenko and Georgy Sudakov lacked creativity. There are fewer complaints about Vladimir Brazhko, who, for the debut, successfully replaced Taras Stepanenko in the position of defensive midfielder.
It was necessary to save the situation, and manager Sergei Rebrov made the right changes, switching to playing with two strikers. I do not understand why the hosts did not respond to these changes, because they had to use a fourth defender. But this is their problem, because they are not innocent even at other people’s doors. However, then Roman Yaremchuk could not be the hero of the match, having recorded a goal and an assist.
The class of the Ukrainian team is higher than Icelanders. I hope that Viktor Tsygankov, who was missing yesterday, will also play in Wroclaw. One step left. This opportunity cannot be missed,” Sport.ua quotes Markevich.
We remind you that earlier the victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina was commented by the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Sergei Rebrov.
Source: korrespondent
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