Head coach of Ukraine U-17 Vladimir Ezersky gave his comment before the start of the tournament in memory of Viktor Bannikov.

According to the official website of the FFU, Ukraine's youth team began collecting before the memorial of Viktor Bannikov.

"Our coaches did not see our coaches for almost three months, so we can say that we are already bored one after another. Everyone's mood is good, it's clear that the players are well rested, although it's difficult for me to talk about their professional qualities, because club gatherings have not yet begun. However, we will try to make sure that our team looks worthy in this tournament. Special thanks to the leadership of the federation for the conditions created for our work ", - quotes the official site of FFU.

"We will not challenge the team to win the memorial" blood from the nose ". Now the main thing is to reconsider the new players, called on to replace some of the main performers, or are injured, or they were released by the clubs, because now is not the date of UEFA ".

"We have, incidentally, there have been some changes in the plans.

On September 18 and September 20, the national team will play not out of Ireland on the road, but with Azerbaijan at home. And then, it will be difficult to name the collection, since the team will have a half day to prepare for these sparring ".

"Now we focus more on our game. As for the opponents, we know the Georgian team well, because we met with it in March, and we analyze the strengths and weaknesses of Slovakia and Lithuania in parallel with their training ".