On the eve of the League of Nations match against the Czech Republic national team, the head coach of the Ukrainian national team Andrei Shevchenko answered questions from journalists.
- I want to appeal to the fans with a request to support the team: we are waiting for you, we need the 12th player.
- You were surprised by the result of the match Slovakia - Czech Republic? After all, the hosts were considered the favorites ... - The League of Nations is a tournament that was made in order to equalize the chances of all teams. Groups are flat, all teams are fighting for the result. We watched the match Poland - Italy, a great match with the participation of Germany. In our group, too, all the matches are tense..
- Kadezhabek and Soucek will not play for the Czech Republic. How significant is this loss?.
- These are good players.. But we have to worry about our performers.. The match will show what condition they are in..
- How do Yarmolenko and Makarenko feel?.
- Yarmolenko has been working in the general group for several days already; everything is fine with the guys. Today we will decide on the composition.
- What has changed in the Czech team with the arrival of the new coach?.
- As we saw in the match Slovakia - Czech Republic, the motivation has changed. Czech team has become more aggressive and persistent. In the game with Slovakia, the Czechs were more eager to win.
- The first victory over the Czech Republic has become more coaching. Now tactics will be changed in view of changes in the national team of the Czech Republic?.
- We are not going to change the game model. Football players feel comfortable in it. But some adjustments, of course, will. We understand the price of the fight and we will carefully prepare..
- Is it possible to change the goalkeeper position?.
- On this occasion, there is nothing new - we have three goalkeepers, from which we will choose a goalkeeper for the game.
Match Ukraine - Czech Republic will be held on Tuesday, October 16, in Kharkov at the stadium of the USC Metalist. Beginning at 21:45.
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