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“The guard is dying, but he is not giving up!”
Attributed to the French General Pierre Cambronne at the Battle of Waterloo
On Wednesday, October 7, a friendly match will take place in which the French team will host Ukraine.
The problem has come, open the door. Probably never before in history has the Ukrainian national team found themselves in such a difficult situation. Andriy Shevchenko’s team losses are so great that it is easier to name those who stayed than those who retired.
We count together. Due to injuries, Alexander Zinchenko, Vitaly Buyalsky, Vladislav Supryaga, Sergei Krivtsov, Evgeny Konoplyanka and Sergei Bolbat were unable to reach the national team. An impressive hole already! Then it turned out that Shakhtar players Andriy Pyatov and Taras Stepanenko passed positive tests for the coronavirus. Because of this, Marlos, Junior Moraes, Nikolai Matvienko and Viktor Kovalenko, who sat in self-isolation, did not make it to the national team. And to add insult to injury, the coronavirus was immediately detected in two goalkeepers who had already arrived at the national team camp: Andrei Lunin and Yuri Pankiv.
Minus 15 people, Karl! How can the head coach not grab his head? And there are games with France, Germany, Spain ahead … Of course, there is a good chance that Shakhtar players will come out of isolation and help in the games with Germany and Spain, but how do you play for France?
Of course, Shevchenko is trying to find a way out. The coach invited Zubkov, Zabarny, Konoplya to the national team … Also, even the 45-year-old member of the blue and yellow coaching staff Alexander Shovkovsky had to shake off the old days and put on goalkeeper gloves again. After all, there was only one healthy goalkeeper left in the Ukrainian national team: 26-year-old Dynamo player Georgy Buschan. What if, God forbid, injury or expulsion? So Shovkovsky, who retired as a player in 2016, and hasn’t played for the national team since 2012, will have to re-enter the field. At the very least, the ability to read the game and goad the defenders in time for Alexander is definitely not lost. Although such extremes, of course, would not be desirable.
“I’m sorry I couldn’t bring in the best team. I respect the French team, I respect their coach. I would like to bring a team ready for combat that shows good football … We will try to put together a team that is ready for combat ”, – Shevchenko complained at the pre-match press conference. And it can be understood. Coming to a match with the reigning world champions without more than half the squad is not a pleasant pleasure.
But what can you do? The match will take place in any weather. There are also small advantages in this situation. For example, players who, in any other scenario, would not have played for the national team, will receive playing practice. 18-year-old Dynamo defender Ilya Zabarny, who recently played against children, and will now likely have to fight the French bison, may well enter the field.
In attack, Shevchenko has few options: Yaremchuk and … Yaremchuk. But from the first minutes, Tsygankov and Yarmolenko, who recently appeared rarely in their club’s starting line-ups, will be able to play.
Giroud will play his 100th game with the national team against Ukraine. It will also enter the field of Mandanda. Those who played in the championship on Sunday are likely to get some rest … It is difficult to choose between experienced players and newcomers to the national team. “, – French national team coach Didier Deschamps, who is not worried about the problems of the “blue-yellows”, shared his expectations of the fight with Ukraine.
Be that as it may, the Ukrainian team must go out and play in such a way that they are not embarrassed either in front of them or in front of the fans. Guys, compilations, there are two news for you. First, the cavalry will come to the rescue. Second, you are the cavalry. They believe in you.
And we will think about how to play for Germany and Spain later.
Approximate compositions:
France: Mandanda – Pavar, Varan, Upamecano, Hernandez, Camavinga, N’Zonzi, Auar, Marseille, Giroud, Coman.
Ukraine: Bushchan: Karavaev, Zabarny, Mikolenko, Sobol, Sidorchuk, Shaparenko, Malinovsky, Yarmolenko, Yaremchuk, Tsygankov.
October 7, Wednesday
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