Rebrov: At this level it is generally impossible to win quietly. Every match of the Ukrainian national team

Head coach of the Ukrainian national team Sergei Rebrov summed up the results match of the 6th round of the Nations League with Albania (2:1). After this victory, our team took 2nd place in the group and will now play in the playoffs for the right to move to League A.

“At this level, it’s generally impossible to win calmly. Also on the road. It’s a difficult match. It’s not easy to play two days after such a match with Georgia on a difficult field. Every game of the Ukrainian national team is very difficult.”

“We had a very difficult group, equal. All opponents were at the EURO. I am grateful to the players that we reached the playoffs from this group. The fans today were very supportive of Albania. In the second half, the opponent showed their strength. It is very good that we kept this score.”

“We made some changes. We understood that it is very difficult to play in Tirana with such support from the fans. They are a strong opponent who performed well at the EURO. We were preparing for a difficult match.”

“There was a struggle in this group until the last round. I don’t think that we lost some matches in terms of play, there was an equal fight. Even the first match, lost to the Albanians. It is important that the guys entered the decisive match with a completely different attitude and showed our strength.” .

“Am I happy with the experiments with new players during the campaign? We had two goals. To get to the playoffs at the World Cup. And the second goal, yes, to look at the players who were in the youth teams, played at the Olympics. We accomplished both “Those players who got here added confidence and intensity. Sych was not prepared, he was not on the second list, but he came and played at a very high level.”

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“It’s a very difficult training camp. The Dynamo and Shakhtar players play a lot. Logistics are difficult, the players arrived with micro injuries. Choosing the squad was very difficult. I always understand that we have two matches. We are thinking about how to freshen up the game from the bench. there was not enough intensity in the first match. Here they added freshness. It was very important to win this match and show the strength of Ukraine in the playoffs before the meeting.”