The famous Ukrainian coach and expert Oleg Fedorchuk shared the forecast for the Nations League match between Scotland and Ukraine.
— Injuries are an indicator that the big break we had in the championship affects training. After all, the body always reacts to unusual situations in the life of athletes. Plus, an unsuccessful game, first of all, "Dynamo" and the related nervousness led to injuries.
The second is that the national team solves a global task in the current situation, when most football players are in suboptimal shape. The task of the team in this case is to demonstrate potential. I don't think that under the current circumstances, anyone will set any specific tasks for the coaching staff and the players, but all the same, strong-willed qualities, review of the national team's reserve come first here.
I do not think that this is a problem for Petrakov, because if you remember when he was appointed, he immediately started to involve his boys with whom he won the youth world championship in the team. Accordingly, nothing prevents him from returning to the same situation. After all, even here we have to look for pluses, otherwise we cannot go out and give up. Petrakov himself, as an emotional person, will surely find ways to motivate football players.
As for who can replace injured players, especially key players, then a counter question can be asked here - why not pay attention to Dnipro-1, which is playing well now? There are many bright guys there - the same Pykhalenok, one of the leaders of the team, Dovbyk, one of the best in the championship of Ukraine among all teams. Lots of other guys at other clubs.
So everything is not so sad, because we see how, in a seemingly hopeless situation, Shakhtar found an opportunity to make a team out of young people that plays decently in the Champions League. What no one could think of until recently.
As for the current calendar and opponents of the Ukrainian national team, it is quite adequate, the players are no longer in the situation when there were no games at all, or when they just came out after the winter hibernation. In any case, the management of UAF sets strategic tasks for the team even in this situation, the desire to play as best and successfully as possible. Plus, we should not forget the personal responsibility of Oleksandr Petrakov, whose contract expires at the end of this year, and this is the most important motivation for the coaching staff. In such a situation, no coach will go for experiments, he will squeeze the maximum with the goal of showing his potential in the remaining games. Plus there will be many newcomers who will show their potential. And they have examples of the same Zinchenko, who, being initially in not the best position, became a leading player. Why wouldn't someone try to replicate his feat? Oleg Viktorovych asks.