On March 5, 6 legionnaires were named, who were summoned to the preparatory team of the Ukrainian team. Among them was not the striker of the Turkish "Akhisar" Evgeny Seleznev.
This surprised the fans, After all, in the last three games, Zhenya scored 4 goals.
"Head coach Andriy Shevchenko explained his decision by the fact that he wants to check out young performers," said Seleznev, who is quoted by FFU.
"The choice always remains for the coaching staff of the national team. My business is to prove my ability to help the team on the football field, "added the striker..
According to the plans of the Ukrainian team two friendly matches in March. March 23 with Saudi Arabia, and the 27th with Japan.
Recall, the official matches the Ukrainian team will hold only in the fall, after all, could not reach the World Cup 2018.