On Tuesday, 17 October, the Ukrainian national team defeated Malta 3:1 in a Euro 2024 qualifying match. Here is the post-match press conference of the head coach of the Ukrainian national team Serhiy Rebrov.
Sergei Rebrov- Why was the first half so difficult for the Ukraine national team?
- We created problems for ourselves in the first half, but we solved them after the break. We lost the fight, conceded a goal, but managed to get back into the game. Perhaps, the need to achieve a winning result put too much pressure on us. At the same time Malta team played very compact. I think it would be difficult for any team to cope with such a defence.
Yes, the game was hard, but the result was very important for us, and I am grateful to the guys that they got it. At the same time, I am sure that we have to improve our game.
- Your emotions about Mudryk's first goal for the Ukraine national team?
- We all congratulated him. This is an important step for Mykhailo, he tried hard and for a long time, he created chances both for himself and for his teammates. I am glad that he was directly involved in these important for us three points. Let's move on.
- How can you comment on the success of the youth national team of Ukraine, which yesterday beat England? Have you already talked about it with the head coach of our "youth" Unai Melgosa?
- Of course, we are all happy. We congratulated Unai, this is an important result for him - the team will trust him even more now. And this victory is important for the whole Ukraine, because to beat the top team in Europe is always a great holiday.
Oleksandr POPOV
