Florin Cernat: "We are lucky that Mudrik did not play.

Former Dinamo Kiev midfielder, Romanian Florin Cernat has commented on yesterday's match between his country's youth team and Ukraine (0-1) in the 2nd round of the Euro 2023 group stage (U-21).

"What we see in the youth team of Ukraine is the progress that our neighbouring country has been able to make in recent years thanks to significant investment in youth football, thanks to the involvement of their talents and painstaking work with them.

And we're lucky today that Mudryk didn't play. I understand he had an injury from which he has not fully recovered. It is good that he did not appear.

The supporters are right to demand the resignation of the current coaching staff of the Romania youth national team. Because there have been no positive results for a long time. And this dismissal is long overdue. But it is not happening, we have no choice but to continue to follow the game of this particular team.

I have been saying for years that if there is no investment in youth football, we will have no future. Can you compare Dynamo Kyiv or Shakhtar Donetsk with any Romanian club in terms of such work? The question is rhetorical. Especially against the fact that Shakhtar sold Mudrik for EUR 100m. When will Romanian clubs have such transfers? That's our main problem", - ProSport quotes Cernat as saying.