Journalist Roberto Morales expressed his opinion on the fate of the Ukrainian national team in the selection for Euro-2024 in the "TaToTake" commentary.
"The result of the draw is a little bad for us, because there were definitely more "tasty" options. It was not meant to be…
England and Italy are significantly stronger than us. These teams don't just have the quality of a foundation, of certain stars. They also have a considerable quality reserve in case of injuries and various covids. This is given that both of these national teams, in my opinion, are not super tops, they are not Spain, France, etc. Although, remember that Italy went to the last Euro with the same top of the second category!
We can get points in matches with them by our own good play, but only in combination with their failures, or a big fart. North Macedonia is weaker than Ukraine and, Roberto Mancini will not lie, the team is unpleasant and can bite well, even bite. Malta? Something like that, on the same level as Kazakhstan, with which Sheva and Petrakov lost two points each.
Our optimal place is third, to climb higher would be an outstanding result, but fourth is more likely than a sensation," the journalist believes.