Cooper: The goal of Ukraine's youth team is to get into the top five in Euro and go to the World Cup

02 June 2018, 17:07 | Football
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Captain of Ukraine's youth team Valery Bondar shared his expectations from Euro-2018.

"The season was not easy both in physical and emotional terms, but the final gold gave strength and sentiment. Representing your club in the national team of the country is a great honor, and therefore you have to give your best to the maximum. Everyone realizes that the European Championship is ahead and it is necessary to prepare for it properly. Training started on May 21 in Poltava, where during the week there were many tactical and game lessons - with a focus on the Euro "- quotes Bondar official website of the Miner.

In the match for the third place at the memorial of Valery Lobanovsky, the Ukrainian team U19 lost to the Greek national team U21 (1: 3).

"Memorial Lobanovsky? It was important for us to try our hand against the backdrop of good rivals, and at the Lobanovsky tournament we are confronted by just more adult, youth teams. Everyone understands that the level of the European Championship is very serious and there will be strong opponents, so it is necessary to prepare against the backdrop of strong sparring partners. The first match with Israel U-21 turned out hard: we missed at the very beginning, and although in the second half looked better, but failed to recoup. It's a pity, because everyone wanted to win and return this trophy to Ukraine ".

Junior European Championships will be held from July 16th to 29th in Finland. The national team of Ukraine will play in a group with England, France and Turkey.



"All eight teams that qualify for the final tournament deserve respect. There are no weak, but in our group, the more. Each team is good in its own way: the same Turkey is no worse than the English or the French. Juvenile football is quite unpredictable, so I'm sure it will be interesting. We also go not just to participate and play with strong opponents, but we want to win every match and set ourselves serious tasks. Our goal - to get into the top five and go to the World Cup - 2019 ".




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