Former Dynamo Kyiv midfielder and now a famous Ukrainian coach Serhiy Kovalets told what he expects from the friendly match between Poland and Ukraine, which will be held today in Warsaw.
Sergey Kovalets- This friendly match is one of the stages of preparation of the Ukrainian national team for the European Championship, which will start in Germany in exactly one week. Our national team will have options to rotate the squad, so that all players will get the opportunity to play. Actually, the head coach of Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov said about it. In the meeting with the Poles will change the scheme of the game. If in the previous match with Germany we played 1-3-4-3 in attack, then in defense 1-5-4-1.
I believe that the more tactical variations in the team's assortment, the better. That is, in any case, depending on the result, we can reorganize. After all, the European Championship is the result. And we need it at this prestigious continental tournament. This is a very important tournament for us, for a successful performance in which the whole country will be cheering at this difficult time for the state.
If we talk directly about the match with Poland, then, as I have already said, in this game the Ukrainian team will have a different tactical formation than it was in the fight with the Germans. The Polish national team to a certain extent can be compared in terms of strength with two of Ukraine's rivals in the group, such as Romania and Slovakia. In this regard, the meeting with the Poles will be a good sparring for us. In it we can simulate tactical moments, transitional phases and application of pressing, etc. I think that today's game will be quite active and interesting. I hope it will not disappoint the fans," Kovalets said.
Vyacheslav Kulchitsky
