The Blues' midfielder shared his thoughts after the game with Italy.

Ukrainian national team player Oleksandr Zinchenko vehemently commented on his team’s performance in the Euro 2024 qualifying match against Italy (1:2).

" It was important to know the correct pressure from our side, because, as I said, the Italians played football, all of them were on the balls, they moved and combined well. These are the things we need to learn from such teams.

At the end of the second half, we began to play more beautifully - but because the Italians already wanted to save the result and they went back a little and, I guess, they tired out a little. They dominated, they played with the ball, they combined, and when you’re working, you’re still getting tired. So, for example, the stench already played on the result.

Of course, you can play against such teams and you need to play, get out, get in. This game will be a good news for us, let’s analyze it, the coach will accept our mercy, and most importantly, there will be another match. Until the next match, there may still be very important games in which you need to collect your points.

Italy - Ukraine. Our ratings Italy – this is a top team, players who play for top clubs, there is great evidence that they love to play football. You can see that when they combine with the ball, they flock to each other. If you play with such satisfaction, you probably don’t notice that your rival is already running and getting up a lot. This is what happened. We spent a lot of energy in the first half, running around the field. Alas, it’s a pity that we didn’t get to know our game in the first half, and in the other, I guess, the same. We knew that we were playing very important at this stadium, and even the support of the Italians was very strong. There were also a lot of Ukrainians, but I respect that we let them down.

From now on, the result will be the mastery of the skin gravel in his team. Let me be honest, the Italians scored far more goals than we. Buschan also made a lot of saves, helping the team as soon as possible, but, unfortunately, we didn’t take away the result we wanted.

So, too, the graves will pay off for the benefit of their mastery. Chances are still preserved. We need to take our points from the upcoming matches, but there we have more. I understand that a lot of people are talking about the game against the Italians, and there will be matches before it. You need to go, as it seems, step by step. We’re working on everything to get all the points,” Zinchenko said in an interview with VZBIRNA.

On Football. ua is available for viewing the video review of the match Italy - Ukraine.