The new head coach of the youth national team of Ukraine U-17 Yury Moroz was satisfied with the way his wards followed the instructions on the field in the qualifying round of Euro-2023, where our team took first place.
— Yuriy Leontiyovych, the national team of Ukraine won its group. Are you satisfied with the actions of your wards?
- Absolutely. The picture of the game was visible. The guys tried to fulfill everything we agreed on. I liked how the team pressed, reacted to changes on the football field. We made good use of width, depth, that is, everything that we worked on before the tournament. Of course, I will not say that everything went perfectly, but I also liked the game discipline.
— Was the decisive match against the Bosnians difficult?
- So. But I think we made this game difficult ourselves. After convincing victories in the first two matches, the task was accomplished. Still, child psychology affects all of these things. Maybe there was even a lack of preparation by the coaching staff, as the first half was sluggish, a draw. But after the break, there was more aggression, desire, the half turned out to be dynamic. But, unfortunately, we did not reach the maximum result.
— Seven of the 13 goals scored by the Ukrainian national team — on the account of Matvyi Ponomarenko. A capable guy?
— Today, it is probably premature to talk about his abilities, but the player has good qualities, and the goals scored are a confirmation of that. I would like to praise the whole team. And, of course, I would like to thank the clubs for the quality training of the boys. We just needed to unite the team in terms of the game.