Before the open training session of the Ukrainian team, head coach Andrei Shevchenko answered questions from journalists.

- First of all I want to appeal to the fans. We really need your support. Hope to be a full stadium. We have not played in Kharkov for a long time.. Please come and support the team, we need the 12th player. And we will try to show a good game..

- Have you had a conversation with the Kulach? And what about Lunin?.

- We thanked Kulach for joining the team.. It so happened that due to injuries we lost players who needed to find a replacement.. Kulach can compete in the attack, he demonstrates good football and gained valuable experience in the latest international games of his team. As for Lunin, he will play for the youth team, and then he will return to us.. Perhaps we will call someone from the youth team.

- How are the players who had injuries?.

- Minor damage is in Yarmolenko and Makarenko. We will monitor the dynamics and determine who is ready and who is not ready for the game..

- How has the game of the Czech Republic with a new coach?.

- We will watch the match between the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and already on the basis of what we have seen, we will draw conclusions and prepare.

- Five days after the match with Italy is enough to prepare?.

- I just think that five days is the best time to prepare for a match.. Therefore, we have enough time to prepare well for the game..

- With the composition have already decided?.

- First you need to decide on the players on whom I can count. While we will still look at how the players will recover, besides, we need to watch the match of the opponents to determine how best to play with them.

- How useful was the game against Italy?.

- We reviewed in the case of those who do not always have a lot of game practice, given the opportunity to test themselves in a match with a strong opponent. It turned out two different halves, the second - more productive, but in the first one there were good segments. The guys tried, and the result is good. I am pleased, especially since we didn’t have much time to prepare for that game.. Now we have time to work productively, to establish new gaming connections, to remember the old.

It is always important for me that there are strong contenders in friendly matches.. But now it’s not so easy to find such an opponent.. We hope that we will be able to negotiate. Here in November we have a game with Turkey - a good team.. We will enable children to get experience in games with worthy rivals.

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