On Thursday, 21 March, the national team of Ukraine will play a semi-final play-off match of the Euro 2024 qualifying round against the national team of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The day before the game, the head coach of the Ukrainian national team Serhii Rebrov held a pre-match press conference at the Bilino Pole stadium in Zenica, which will host the match.
Serhii Rebrov (photo: A. Popov)- You know the coach of the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, Savo Milosevic. Will there be any secrets between you, given that everyone knows your preference for 4-2-3-1 and 4-3-3 formations?
- I know Savo well from the time I played with him. I think he is a good person. But I don't know what kind of coach he is. He has only played a few matches in charge of the national team, changed a lot of players, sometimes the structure of the game. I respect Savo, but we didn't come here as friends. Before and after the game, I certainly wish him all the best, but we have different tasks at the moment.
- How is Viktor Tsygankov feeling, will he play tomorrow?
- We will see how he feels, we still have a day. We will see how he feels at the training session. But we brought 28 players with us, there are players who can play in this position. Of course, Viktor is a very important performer, and we hope for his quick return.
- What do you expect from tomorrow's game?
- We all understand that it will be a tough game away from home. Bosnia finished fifth in their qualifying group, but any team can prepare for this match and play their best football. We are preparing for a tough game. Bosnia and Herzegovina is a strong team with good players. We must respect our opponent but concentrate on ourselves.
- What is the current state of the players, are there any injured players, apart from Tsygankov?
- No, there were no injuries this week, everyone is recovering and preparing. For me, it is always a very difficult question - who will not be included in the application. I see the training process - all the guys understand everything, they work very hard. So it will be a difficult decision.
