Head coach of the national team of Ukraine Andrei Shevchenko commented on the defeat against Slovakia (4: 1) in the League of Nations match.

“Judging by what score, we can say that in the first half the team was confused, made several mistakes. It was unusual for us to play because of long passes and a quick goal influenced our game, so the guys were a little hard.. In the second half, the team was transformed, began to play another football. I don't want to take account. In the second half, we had several chances to change the score on the scoreboard ".

"We dropped Yaremchuk before the game. Roman has back problems. We gave the opportunity to a young football player. Then Kovalenko and Shaparenko came out - they refreshed the game ".

"We practically involved 60% of the youth team, many players have recently been in U-21. They have less experience. They have not played in matches of this level.. Plus the opponent was motivated. Despite this, in the second half, the team mobilized and played decently ".

"Scheme? We decided to strengthen the flanks, so there was no significant change in the design of the game. The only thing in defense we had fewer players in the middle of the field.. I do not think that the scheme influenced the course of the match. All the fault of our mistakes ".

"Rakitsky? He had physical problems. That is why he is not in the national team.. He is not the first time already having these problems.. We gave him the opportunity to recover in the club ".

"Krivtsov was injured in the very first minutes. Will watch. There are many players in the youth team.. Maybe we will call someone ".

"We knew that a number of soccer players were injured. We deliberately took risks. In a sense, these risks were justified.. In the second half there were positive moments. It is possible to analyze. We watched the players who are less involved. The Slovaks have a great lineup, they play a lot of time together.. Many players play in the leading clubs of the world.. It was interesting to see young guys.. We will move forward, "Shevchenko summed up.

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