Igor Tsyganik: "With the Macedonians, we need aggression and more aggression"

Journalist Ihor Tsyhanyk told the Tsyhanyk LIVE programme how the Ukrainian national team should play against Northern Macedonia in the Euro 2024 qualifying match.

- "Maybe it's a bit of a wrong phrase, but we need to scare the North Macedonians and show them who will be the boss right from the first minutes. Because if we get into a tight game... The first game with the Macedonians showed us that when we take our time and they take their time, it's very difficult. The Balkan team - they don't play themselves and don't let others play, they are very provocative, they have a lot of fight, and we need to impose our game from the first minutes. It is advisable to play hard, strong pressure. This is my point of view.

I don't know what Sergei Stanislavovich's staff will think, but there should be pressure, and when the ball is lost, there should be a tackle to force them to make mistakes, because these teams from the former Yugoslavia don't like it when there is pressure. When they are allowed to play, they feel comfortable, and then it will be very difficult to turn the game around. That's why we need aggression and more aggression," said Tsyganik.