The midfielder said that the coaching staff and players analyzed the defeat in the first round
Midfielder Ukrainian national team Ruslan Malinovsky spoke about the team’s preparation for the match with Slovakia in the second round of group E European Championship 2024.
“We just arrived from a theoretical lesson. Many components and episodes decide the outcome of the match. I think that we need to improve the non-football aspects. We need more desire, fight, and team action. Now we have carried out an analysis, I hope we will draw the right conclusions for the next matches and show different football. There was a theory during which very important things were said. Now it’s important to transfer this into the training process and then into the games.”
“The fact that it was in high tones is one hundred percent. But what we talked about in the locker room after the match will remain there. Everyone needs to think about what has been said and draw the right conclusions. We have experienced football players who can help young players; Andrei Yarmolenko is already holding his fourth Euro. We heard a lot of, let’s say, kind words.”
“We understand the responsibility of each of us. We really wanted to win, we continue to fight for our country. Sometimes you give everything on the football field, but you don’t get results. We want to do everything possible so that after the next two games the fans are proud of us and see a team that gave all of itself for Ukraine.”
Sergei Rebrov’s team, after losing to Romania (0:3) in the first round of Euro 2024, closes the standings of Group E. The Ukrainian team cannot keep a clean sheet in all 12 matches at four European Championships; In addition, the blue-yellows conceded three times in the opening match for the second forum in a row.
In the second round, Ukraine will play against Slovakia on June 21. In the final match of the group stage, Rebrov’s team will meet Belgium on June 26.
Source: Sportarena
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