Expert: The defenders of the Ukrainian team are not high-level players in a one-on-one match ᐉ UA-Football

The famous Ukrainian coach Alexander Sevidov on the air of UA-Football summed up the results of the performances of the players of the Ukrainian national team. in the game against Germany within the League of Nations.

“Our defenders are not high-level players when they play one on one. Now we are defending by quantity, not by skill. If we pay attention, against two players, today there were three defenders from the German team. We have five against two players: four defenders and a defensive midfielder, that’s why we have those moments.

I would highlight Sidorchuk, Malinovsky, Bushchan, but I would not praise them too much, because then I “searched” them for several months.

Malinovsky tried to link the defense line and the attack line. I would also highlight Yaremchuk, who did a lot of work. You can see that he is selling himself in a good sense of the word, he wants to show himself in the context of a team like Germany.

Without Sidorchuk, today would be extremely difficult. We have long said that Stepanenko is the best midfielder in a destructive plan. The best midfielder of the decade, in my opinion. Sidorchuk was a slightly different plan, but nevertheless he clearly stood in front of the two central defenders, realizing that for a [Миколенко] – this is not a native position, on the other [Забарного] – it is too early to play at this level. It was thrown under the tanks and ironed by the Germans. Therefore, Sidorchuk did not go anywhere. If it weren’t for Sergey’s experience, we would have missed a lot more today. His work is not surprising, as, indeed, Stepanenko’s work. These are very hard-working, whose task is to take the ball and give it to their people, and that’s it, wait for the next attack.

Today I would highlight these guys, they have done a lot of work.

Of course, Malinovsky will be missed in the game with the Spanish: you will have to get a lot of ball, especially in the middle of the field.

Let’s wait for the next game. I hope we work on the mistakes and that our team prepares more thoroughly for the match with the Spanish, “said Sevidov.