The head coach of the Ukrainian national team Oleksandr Petrakov was indignant at the refusal of Dynamo Kyiv to let his players go to the national team on April 29 to prepare for the 2022 World Cup qualifying playoff matches.

Earlier, the president of the “white-blue” Igor Surkis explained the decision of the capital club. According to him, Dynamo players will not be able to arrive on time at the camp of the national team due to participation in charity matches in support of Ukraine.. 12 "

" I did not expect such an answer. First of all, I want to remind, if, perhaps, someone has forgotten: in the current wartime, Ukrainian clubs, unfortunately, are deprived of the opportunity to participate in official games, and only the Ukrainian team is preparing for super-important international matches. What official matches are Dynamo preparing for and what regulations are used by FIFA to justify its refusal to provide players on the dates indicated in the call?

There is a war in the country, all domestic competitions are suspended: FIFA regulations apply to official matches, which our clubs do not currently have due to the war. What interests does the Kyiv club defend now I would like to add that the UAF informed all our clubs of its intention to organize a training camp on April 29, from which we invite candidates for the national team, on April 11. I do not remember that Dynamo by that time announced the schedule of charity matches, which resulted in a letter to us.

No one called me on the phone and offered nothing. Any adjustments could be made, I can understand the club plans. For example, I was approached by Darijo Srna from Shakhtar Donetsk, asking to give the team an opportunity to play in a friendly match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Hajduk on May 1, after which the players will move to the camp of the national team. One or two days do not play a decisive role - and I went forward, "

Petrakov said that the players of the Ukrainian national team were allowed to travel abroad precisely in order to prepare for the matches of the national team. The coach of the "

" Only by gathering the performers who form the skeleton of the team, it is possible to develop game schemes and prepare for important official matches. How can some of the players prepare separately from the national team, and their mentor be sure that he will better prepare the teams for the matches of the national team in this way? I'm sorry, but this is nonsense!

While I am the head coach of the national team, I am responsible for its preparation for the games and the result. Everything else is from the evil one. And one more thing: with all due respect to the sparring partners of Kiev and the fact that they support the idea of \u200b\u200braising funds to help the Ukrainian army and the Ukrainian people, they do not belong to the top clubs in Europe, so you should not distort the concept!

Obviously, Dynamo can play these games without collections, besides, as we have already seen, they successfully used the performance factor of their loan players in both teams of the friendly match, as was the case with Benjamin Verbic. These are demonstration fights, and the tournament factor is not a priority in them..

First of all, I want to emphasize that this position of the club is not the idea of \u200b\u200bthe players: I am constantly in touch with the guys and I know that they are ready to come to the national team and defend the colors of Ukraine. My message is the same: there is a call to the national team - on May 2 you need to be in Slovenia. And I would like to remind the club management that permissions for temporary travel abroad were granted to football clubs by the Ministry of Youth and Sports of Ukraine precisely because of the preparation of the national team for official games. Previously, I have already thanked the clubs for this initiative and for the fact that they provide playing practice to the collections. But now we are bringing the national team together - so there is no need to come up with non-existent reasons and put spokes in the wheels during the process of preparing the main team. The country is at war and there are no halftones now. Everything should be clear: there is a call to the national team - please come. If not, no matter how annoying it is, Dynamo will have to return to Ukraine, and I will have to replace Dynamo with players from other clubs,"

The semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers Scotland - Ukraine will take place on June 1. Its winner will reach the final of the playoffs, where on June 5 in Cardiff they will play for a ticket to the World Cup against Wales.

The draw for the final part of the 2022 World Cup has already taken place. If Petrakov's team can win a ticket to the world championship, then they will fight there in group B with England, the USA and Iran.

World Cup in Qatar will be held from November 21 to December 18, 2022.