Slovak national team defender David Gantsko told what he expects from the match against Ukraine in the 2nd round of the group stage of Euro 2024, which will be held tomorrow in Düsseldorf.
David Gantzko"Right after the match with Belgium, we told ourselves that even though we beat the main favorite of the group, but nothing has been decided yet. We have already watched the video of Ukraine's match with Romania. Yes, the Ukrainians lost, and even with such a score, and no one probably did not expect it, but this team definitely has great players.
The Ukraine national team has great and talented young performers who play in top clubs and had a great season. This team has a very good playing system and that's why we need to be extremely careful. We need to show our best game again to be able to think about a win or a draw.
Ukrainians are especially dangerous when they control the ball. Therefore, we need a very good pressing, from which we could benefit. We will have to give our best again and reach the top of our abilities to be able to think about success.
Style of play of the Ukraine national team? They try to play down low. Yes, they have flank passes, but from what we saw, they try to keep the ball on the pitch.
The Romanians succeeded thanks to high pressing, which gave them control of the ball, and fantastic goals from outside the box. I think we will also have to try to take the ball away from the opponents in their half of the pitch, like we did in the match against Belgium.
We know that Ukraine is in a very difficult situation, and we sympathize with the Ukrainians and, in particular, with the players of the Ukrainian national team. Of course, we wish them only the best. We sympathize with them and hope that everything will be resolved," Gantsko said during yesterday's press conference.
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