Football expert, former forward of "Dynamo" Viktor Leonenko analyzed the defeat of the national team of Ukraine against the team of Scotland in the League of Nations.
Victor Leonenko— Viktor Evgenovich, in your opinion, why did our team lose?
— At first, I thought that the national team of Ukraine was Dynamo Kyiv, which came to Scotland. But it turned out that in the first half with Dynamo, only Karavaev was present in the national team.
Unfortunately, everything bad is already starting to go into fashion. They don't hit the goal there, and there are no moments, and it's the same in the national team. I don't think it's an explanation that someone got sick. It doesn't matter to Scotland what line-up is playing, who is on the field. Just as we don't care how many people were sick in Scotland. The national team had to do something on the field. And it turns out that the Scots rolled over us. Ours forgot that there is a football goal. Malinovskyi thought that Ukraine was playing in blue. So much lack and not only from him. There were several passes from Mudryk, Mykhailichenko, but there was no closing.
We played in a square, and there was no goal, the goalkeeper of Scotland could stand on the goal in a suit... I did not recognize many of our international players. Basically, the whole team dropped out. Mudryk, Dovbyk tried to play, to cling to the ball. The leaders of the national team failed the game.
Bondar could have saved us (laughs - ed..). When he almost killed Adams! The first goal should not have happened because there was a real foul. We have a VAR system in the Champions League, at national team matches, but no one looks at it. The first goal could be judged by the referee. The referee could have saved us if he had sent Bondar off the field.
— What can Ukraine expect in the game with Armenia?
— I hope that in Yerevan there will be another game, but not an easy one. All the more so that there is a flight waiting for the national team, then to get there. In addition to the fact that we have injured people. I hope that the defeat against Scotland should push the national team to play differently. Football players need to understand where they are, what country they represent. I hope that there will be no more games like this. And there will be another exhibition game with Scotland. We've had tough games before and we've won. Our guys have to fight in the match against Armenia. But here the coach has to guess by the composition. Therefore, I expect a completely different game from our team. It is necessary to change the players precisely, because the team that played yesterday is tired. They still have a flight waiting for them. 3-4 substitute players can't change anything. Most of all, I am waiting for conclusions not only from the coaching staff, but primarily from the football players. If they have a conscience of course! I hope there will be another game. If they don't draw conclusions, the fans will.
— Do you think Petrakov will be released?
— We like to write, to dismiss. After such games, fans want to fire Petrakov. But he needs to be given a chance. There are difficult games, but the most important thing is to draw conclusions after such games. Now win in Yerevan, win in Scotland or draw and we're in first place. And for what to kick out?! So you can expel everyone, except Trubin, Mudryk. Firing is not a solution, nothing bad has happened yet.
— Perhaps Petrakov will draw conclusions and call new players to the national team, including Shved?
- The Swede is a good option to play with Armenia. It remains to be seen how the Swede will look in the National Team.
