The midfielder is disappointed with the game and the result of the blue-yellows
Midfielder of the Ukrainian national team Taras Stepanenko spoke dissatisfiedly about the national team’s performance at Euro 2024.
“Four points in the group is a good result, but the first game spoiled everything possible. I’m already tired of this bitter experience, because I’ve already had so much of it… It is advisable that they draw conclusions and get involved in the next Euro from the first minutes, and not when you need to save yourself. For some reason it’s always like this with us.”
“Romania were more determined and played as a team. We usually play like this against stronger opponents, when everyone works concentrated. Now it turned out that we were underperforming and were not the team we were used to seeing. This is one of my worst games for the national team.”
“It’s a shame that this bitter lesson happened at my last Euro.”
The Ukrainian national team played a draw with Belgium (0:0) in the final round of Group E. Sergei Rebrov’s team remained in fourth place and was eliminated from Euro 2024. The key was the defeat from Romania (0:3) in the first round. For the first time in the history of the European Championship, a team with four points took last place in its quartet.
According to the specialized portal Transfermakt, the Ukrainian national team – team with the most expensive rosterwhich was eliminated from Euro 2024 after the first stage. At the same time, the Ukrainian national team is the second youngest team at Euro 2024 to be eliminated after the group stage. The average age of the blue-yellows is 26.4 years.
Source: Sportarena
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