Former Ukraine goalkeeper Andriy Pyatov shared his reaction to yesterday's Euro 2024 qualifying play-off draw, which took the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina as the first opponent of the Ukrainian national team at this stage.
"The most famous Bosnian player is Edin Dzeko, who plays for Turkish Fenerbahce. But there are also very good players in this national team who play in Europe.
The Bosnians are aggressive, very composed, physically strong, tough. I wouldn't say they play tactically. It's more athletic football, not tactical.
In the playoffs, it's not the name of the opponent that determines, it's your preparation for the game. Whoever we faced, we would have fought only to go further. And "convenient-uncomfortable opponent" - I do not believe in it. There are players, there is a spirit. I think that the coach of the Ukraine national team Serhiy Rebrov knows how to play. And I am sure that he has already started to study Bosnia and will prepare some plan. And everything will work out. I believe in it," Novoe Vremya quotes Pyatov as saying.