On Friday, June 7, the Ukrainian national team was defeated by Poland (1-3) in a friendly match in Warsaw. Here is the post-match press conference of the head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Serhiy Rebrov.
Sergiy RebrovSerhiy REBROV, head coach of the Ukrainian national team:
- Our team has not lost for a long time. Can this defeat have any psychological impact?
- I believe that we play friendly matches in order to make mistakes in them. Football consists of many components. We lost in the fight, on standard positions. I do not believe that this game should be viewed only from a negative point of view. There were good moments, we tried to win back. This is very important information for us before the Euro.
-How would you comment on Taras Romanchuk's goal?
- I am pleased that the Ukrainian plays for the Polish national team. I've been working in the national team for only a year, I haven't seen this player, so I can't say anything. I am very happy for him because he is a Ukrainian player.
-How would you comment on the game of the Polish national team?
- You should ask their coach about their performance. It was an interesting sparring match for Poland, they won, these are important emotions before the Euro. But I will not evaluate the game of the Polish national team.
- Don't you think the Ukrainian national team was too aggressive, despite the friendly status of the match?
- Why was it too aggressive? Only at the end of the match was there an episode when Serhiy Sydorchuk crashed into an opponent in a fight. I didn't see any aggression on the part of both teams. It was a very important sparring match, the players tried to show their best in front of the coaches.
