Former football player and football official Svyatoslav Sirota commented on the matches of the Ukrainian national team.

- Svetoslav, tell us about your impressions of the victory of the national team of Ukraine in Finland.

- I know such matches well, when the victory is given with difficulty, but the more valuable it is for the team. In early June, players in all the championships are tired, infrequently during these periods there is a bright game.

I also watched the parallel match of our group Iceland-Croatia, there were no blows on target at all until the final minutes when the Icelanders scored after the corner.

The national team of Ukraine in the history of very little when demonstrated enchanting relaxed football. Even when Shevchenko spoke, wins over the outsiders with a minimum score, with a low-key game, were familiar. Only then they were happy more than now. And this is strange.

- Alexander Zavarov came out with sharp criticism of Shevchenko, he accuses the team of apathy, although he does not see what can be tired after our championship.

- It's strange to hear criticism of the national team, we remember a draw with Moldova and the defeat of the house from Montenegro, after which Alexander Anatolyevich was dismissed from the post of head coach. There is a code of corporate coaching ethics, which, unfortunately, our trainers often ignore, which is unacceptable if we consider ourselves to be civilized people.

And on the seasonal fatigue of the players, I want to note that the players in Ukraine are preparing as much as in Spain, in addition, the championship of Ukraine is now held in four circles. And it's not just about participating in competition matches, but the usual training process that began in January.

I see the work that Shevchenko is doing, these are courageous and correct steps. Now the team is demanding a lot, and give the result now, and rejuvenate the team, and all this, despite the fact that our legionnaires do not play in clubs, and the level of the internal championship falls. In such conditions, Andrei Nikolaevich's work is worthy of gratitude. The team is really changing, and the more such difficult matches, the stronger the team will be.

Football. Ua.