Honored Coach of Ukraine Jozsef Szabo shared his impression of the start of the Ukrainian national team at Euro 2024 in Germany (0:3 against Romania).
Jozef Szabo"I was so disappointed with the game that I turned off the TV 15 minutes before the end of the match, I had no strength to watch such football. I don't understand how you can play at the Euros without aggression, without looking for and using free zones, without giving up the ball, without ignoring your partners...
In the first half, our team forgot where the Romanian goal was. The opponent, having given us the initiative, did not let our players go further than the middle of the field. As soon as our players made a mistake, they were immediately punished. The first two goals were Andriy Lunin's mistakes, and the third goal was the fault of the defenders.
It seems that our team is not ready to play modern aggressive, dynamic football. Big names don't play football. Our players were given a lot of advances, but Dovbyk, Tsygankov, Sudakov, who are supposed to lead the team and organize team play, completely dissolved on the field. Misha Mudryk did not show anything new either - everyone has learned his feints a long time ago and knows how to deal with his high-speed runs. You just can't play like that.
Folk wisdom says that hope is the last to die, and while there are still chances, you need to use them," Sabo said.
