Ivan Getsko: "There was no need to give Karavaev a place at the base of the national team"

The former striker of the Ukrainian national team, Ivan Getsko, commented on the defeat of the "blue and yellow" team in the Euro-2024 qualifying match against England (0:2).

— They conceded because they did not play football at all and had no desire to win. It seems that there was a deal with the English: we will concede two goals and you don't score any more so that we don't lose with a crushing score. Of course, this was coach Rotan's defeat. He did not guess with the main cast. In particular, Dynamo defender Oleksandr Karavaev should not have been given a place in the starting line-up. Harry Kane passed to his partner from the center of the field, managed to run 60 meters to our goal and scored the first goal unimpeded. Where Karavaev was at that time is unclear.

It was also not necessary to release Yaremchuk to the field. For the entire match, he did not win a single tackle and did not even try to play a tackle. In my opinion, it was necessary to bet on Viktor Tsygankov, who is currently playing in the Spanish "Girona". Going to replace Yevhen Konoplyanka is an absurdity. He went to Poland to finish his career. In "Krakow" they hoped that the Ukrainian would lead the others, but Evgeny rarely spends all 90 minutes on the field. And suddenly the coach of the national team gives him a gentleman's gift, letting him onto the field in a match with the England national team.

We will not win the first place, but we can still fight for the second place. It is necessary to sign a full-fledged contract with such a head coach, who will think about the national team of Ukraine day and night, and will not work on three fronts. The coach should offer the players new tactics, with which sharpness will appear in the attack. Also, our leaders should change their attitude towards the game - the vaunted Mudryk and Malinovsky were not seen on the field in the match against England, the expert is confident.