The national team of Ukraine defeated Slovakia in the second round of the League of Nations and with 100% result leads the first group of League B.

"We prepared the guys for the game, they played for a long time with such a composition, they have a strong pair of central defenders. I'm grateful to the guys, they took this game seriously, in terms of psychology. The guys managed to recover from the match with the Czechs ".

"It was necessary to endure here, not to risk. We asked to play compactly, quickly return to defense after losses, and the moments we will have ".

"Substitutions? We looked at the guys who are tired, who needs a replacement. To speak on personalities is not ready, let's enjoy the victory ".

"Yarmolenko played the last penalty and scored, if it were not for Andrew, someone would have beaten, there are players. Did not look like he punches, the last time when they played without spectators, Zhenya Konoplyanka not scored ".

"There was a feeling of fatigue, asking less to be included in unnecessary moments. It would be very hard if they constantly tried to attack. We asked the guys to play compactly, the Slovaks like to play through the middle. Hamshik is an excellent player, he is constantly calling behind the opornikam.

We tried to keep the line higher, did not give much space to midfielders rivals, let them better play on the flanks. For me it was important for the guys to complete the installation of ".

"It's hard to play without fans, but there was support from people who came to the fan zone, you were heard, thank you for your support," said Shevchenko after the match.

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