The match between the national teams of Ukraine and the Czech Republic will take place in Wroclaw tomorrow, October 14
Head coach Ukrainian national team Sergey Rebrov gave a press conference before the match Nations League 2024/25 against Czech national team.
“Unfortunately, Dmitry Riznyk was injured yesterday; he went to his club to recover. We are grateful to him, he arrived later than the others, he worked well in training, we hope that he will soon return to the national team. Some players have micro-damages, but I expect that all players will be ready to play tomorrow.”
“We can no longer call anyone. Rustam Khudzhamov takes part in the training process, but this is not a joke, we cannot name him as the third goalkeeper.”
“Stepanenko works in the general group of the team, so we’ll see his condition tomorrow. Kalyuzhny still has a day to recover, he was tired, but nothing serious.”
“If the stadium is full, we will be very happy. Matches in both Poland and the Czech Republic are a holiday for Ukrainians, because there are a lot of them in these countries. I am sure that tomorrow there will be a very good atmosphere for both the Ukrainian national team and the Czech Republic.”
“Almost nothing has changed for the Czech national team. They played the last match with almost the same lineup, except for one player in defense, who missed the match due to disqualification. The Czech national team has a very good squad, they made changes after losing in the first round. They have good players for every position, so we are preparing seriously. But we must respect the opponent and think about our own game.”
“There are no tournament changes. Through the Nations League we can get to the World Cup, so every game is very important. But we must give a chance to young players who perform well both in the Ukrainian championship and in the European championships. Any game of the Ukrainian national team is a holiday and event for the whole country. We are only focused on winning and will do everything for this.”
“The absence of Zinchenko and Yarmolenko? These are very important players for us, but they are injured now. But in the last match the players showed their Ukrainian character. We will play tomorrow without these players, but we have players who can replace them.”
Let us remember that in September the Czech Republic hosted Ukraine in Prague and won with a score of 3:2.
On October 11, in the third round of the 2024/25 Nations League, Ukraine in Poznan minimally beat Georgia (1:0), scoring its first points. The Czech Republic, in turn, confidently beat Albania at home (2:0).
In the standings of Group 1 Division B, Georgia and the Czech Republic are in the lead – both teams have 6 points. Ukraine and Albania have three points each.
The match between Ukraine and the Czech Republic will take place in Wroclaw on October 14. The meeting starts at 21:45 Kyiv time. The fight will be officiated by Spanish referee Guillermo Cuadra.
Source: Sportarena
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