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Ukraine’s head coach Andriy Shevchenko summed up
“The only thing I’m not happy with is the result. We were disappointed with the realization of the chances. We made two mistakes and we paid the price. But this is football. I’m happy with the game. game was good. “
We tried to balance the squad today, like the Polish team. We have important games ahead. This friendly game provided a lot of information. And I don’t want to make any valuation.
Lunin? Everybody is wrong, it’s okay. It was difficult for us to play on this field, it was difficult to control the ball. That’s probably why Lunin was wrong.
Why did Lunin play? He is a young and promising goalkeeper who plays for a very good team. He lacks game practice, and that is why there are friendly matches to achieve it. Except for this mistake, he played a good game.
This mistake will not affect Lunin’s prospects in the national team. Everyone is wrong, I don’t see this as a problem. If you only pay attention to mistakes, then working with soccer players is hopeless.
I have great players, we play well, we create chances. There are days when you don’t score. But structurally we played correctly, there was good interaction, combinations. There were several errors.
On the right flank, we don’t have many options. Constantly in some position, two players fall: first the goalkeepers, then the centrals, now right-handed. We have a problem in this position.
Hemp played well today. In the second half, we gave Cooper a chance to see if he could play in this position. He also entered the game well. We will think and balance. There are two challenging games ahead. We need to find a player for this position who can solve problems.
Why wasn’t Buyalsky called? We have enough midfielders who worked on that team system. Buyalsky has been missing a lot through injuries lately, he’s looking good now.
We have a backbone that we have always worked with. I always consider Buyalsky a candidate. When he came, I was always pleased with his performances and his attitude. Now we called these players and gave them a chance to play.
Stepanenko? We gave him the opportunity to rest today. For some players, the recovery from the coronavirus was quick, for some it was slower. The next two games are very important, we try to balance, we use the six substitutions. Malinovsky and Stepanenko are preparing for the next matches and will play if everything is in order.
Many shots from afar? We create a lot of opportunities, hitting both from near and far. The team did what it had to do in the attack, only the implementation was missing.
Penalty missed? It was an opportunity to take initiative. But the team did not stop, they continued in the same spirit. I was satisfied with the content of the game. Besides the penalty, we still had a lot of chances to at least draw a draw, we didn’t play enough for defeat.
Future plans? We do not return to Kiev, we fly immediately to Germany. We will spend the night here, training tomorrow and then we will fly to Germany. There is no time to recover.
We called 30 people to the national team, we had a coronavirus. Now calling players to the national team is a very complicated procedure, there will not be a new one.
How are Shakhtar players who have had coronavirus? Krivtsov played a very good game today, this is his first game after illness. There are guys who have recovered faster and feel good. It is more difficult for others. The main thing is that they returned to the team. Let’s see how they feel. But everyone comes here with a great desire to help the team.
A game without fans? We are all in the same conditions. We miss. When we played two home games in Kiev and there were 15-20 thousand fans, it was felt. It is very difficult to play without fans. We hope the situation will improve soon, “Shevchenko said.
