ovested journalist Igor Linnik told what he thinks about the Euro 2024 qualifying match between England and Ukraine, which will take place today in London.
Igor Linnik"Do not worry about the Ukrainian national soccer team. In England it will get a couple of goals, but it will fight with Italy for second place in the group and a ticket to the Euro.
Perhaps our chances of getting the second place will be higher than those of the current champions of Europe. Our selection of players is certainly not worse than in Italy, but I'll shut up about the coaching staff.
I only agree with the following:
1. Ruslan Rotan, in terms of vision of soccer, will outplay many in Ukraine. And further it goes as it goes. But in any case, he owes his coaching chance not only to Andriy Shevchenko, who not accidentally brought him to the Ukrainian youth team, but also to his own vision of the game.
2. It is clear that for the national team Ruslan is still raw. But he did not appoint himself to it. He accepted this mission as inevitable, and now he tries to do everything in his power...
Was it possible to abandon this mission? mostly professionally, it was necessary! And let the orcs at the UAF try to fire him... But that's the way it is. Few people in his position - a rookie coach - would have dared to flip out like that.
4. How did Rotan apparently thought? What will I lose? I can only gain. As surely Petrakov thought at one time - and go and say that he was wrong. That is the way of all who sit in the same boat with this UAF clique - to row against the current, the laws of physics and sports ethics.
5. On Sunday, playing on the field of the main group favorite, the Ukraine national team can afford everything! The calendar allows it so far. Especially taking into account the away victory of England in Italy," Linnik wrote on his page in the social network Facebook.
