In an interview with the UPL TV telegram channel, well-known Ukrainian coach Oleksandr Babych told what he expects from the Euro 2024 qualifying matches Ukraine - England (9 September) and Italy - Ukraine (12 September).
Alexander Babich- Rebrov will teach the national team the kind of football he tried to instil in Dynamo - combinational, fast, with ball control. This does not mean that it will be an exclusively offensive game, but he will want the national team to dominate the field. In addition, the emphasis should also be placed on the entire vertical of the national teams. He wants to build a single vector from the youth teams to the first team. This is a fundamental thing that will be interesting to follow.
- Comment on Rebrov's list for the September matches...
- Basically, everything is expected, except for the absence of Malinowski. You need to understand that he has joined a new team. Perhaps he is not ready yet, because he was looking for a job. I have no doubt that he will receive his calls to the national team. It is important that Ruslan gets fit as soon as possible. Presumably, the Serie A matches will contribute to this.
- Also, Bondarenko is not on the main list...
- Bondarenko has received two red cards in the last three matches. It is very important that the very talented Bondarenko does not turn into a second Garmash. After all, he received one suspended ban, came out and out of the blue got a red again - it's strange. Perhaps Rebrov did not call him up for educational purposes.
- And what about Pikhalenko, since he was, so to speak, forced to be transferred from the reserve list?
- Perhaps the results of Dnipro-1 are not yet very conducive to his call-up. So far, without Dovbyk at the club level, it is difficult for him to return to the level of play he demonstrated together with Artem.
- What are you looking forward to in our main team's matches against England and Italy?
- I want to see both the game and the result. I assume that it will be a little easier for us to play with the Italians. The English have crazy potential, but it doesn't always translate into a crazy game. An extremely important factor for our team will be psychological. To what extent Rebrov will be able to remove the possible pressure on the players from the rivalry factor.
