The head coach of the Ukrainian youth team Ruslan Rotan commented on the results of the Euro 2023 (U-21) final draw held yesterday, according to which the Blue-Yellows ended up in Group B with Spain, Croatia and Romania.
“There are no weak teams in the final tournament, it’s not easy with everyone. But I am sure that it will not be easy for our rivals either. I note that this tournament is somewhat special. It has not happened for a long time that all the strongest teams in terms of rating made their way to the forum.
Spain is a very strong opponent, it does not need recommendations, many of its performers are recruited into the ranks of the national team. We saw the matches of this team when we were preparing for the play-offs with the Slovaks, because these teams fought in the same group. In general, the Spaniards are giants at the level of youth teams, they always reach the semi-finals, they took gold five times.
Romania is the host of the championship, and that says it all. We met her in the previous qualifying round and we are well aware of her strengths.
The Croatian school is known to everyone, until the last round the Balkan team fought with Norway for the victory in the group, and knocked out the powerful Danish team in the playoffs.
Strategically, the meeting with Spain in the last round looks good. However, we will still face every team in the group. In each match, you get three points for a win, and one for a draw. And if we want to go further, at least get out of the group, we need to reach the maximum in every fight, ”said Rotan.