Former Dynamo Kyiv defender Volodymyr Yezerskyi told KOMANDA 1 what he expects from the friendly match between Germany and Ukraine to be held today in Bremen.
- Vladimir Ivanovich, the Ukrainian national team has a new head coach. Are you optimistic about this news?
- I think that Sergey Rebrov has earned the right to become the head coach of the Ukrainian national team with his work at the club level. I believe that this is a plus for the main team of the country. I believe that the new coach will be able to achieve good results and at the same time show quality football.
- The Blue and Yellows have three matches ahead of them, the first of which is against Germany. How important will this sparring match be for thenew coaching staff?
- Of course, after a difficult season, it will be difficult for the players to show their best. However, the players need to prove themselves to the new coaching staff. The sparring match with Germany should be more informative, so that Serhii Rebrov can see the strengths and weaknesses of his players. In addition, the coach will try to model his team's performance in this match before the official matches, in which we need only the maximum result.
- Apositive result would not hurt the Ukrainians before the Euro 2024 qualifiers against Northern Macedonia and Malta...
- Of course, a positive result always plays a role. However, in this case, it fades into the background, as this is the debut match with the new head coach, who needs to convey his ideas to the players so that they can transfer it to the football field. Therefore, for the national team, this match will be to some extent an introductory one.
At the same time, we should not forget that the opponents are a very strong and titled team, for whom this will be the 1000th match in history. For Germany, this game will be very important in terms of achieving victory...
Sergiy DEMIANCHUK