Sergiy Rebrov: "I am satisfied with the spirit of the team"

Head coach of the national team of Ukraine Serhiy Rebrov the results of the match of the 2nd round of the group stage of Euro 2024 in group "E" with the national team of Slovakia (2:1), which took place today, June 21, in Düsseldorf.

Sergei Rebrov

- What emotions do you have after this victory?

- There are always emotions. I just want to thank the players. I now have a record of matches when we concede but win.

It is important for the players to get confidence that we are doing the right things. I am satisfied with the spirit of the team. I saw that after conceding a goal the players were upset, but they kept fighting. There were really a lot of chances in the second half, and we snatched this game.

- How did you change the team's game after the break?

- We made a very important point in pressing, we reorganized a little bit, and it allowed us to take the ball away more and create chances. There was a business tip, and the players realized that there was a chance. And I am satisfied that we used this chance.

- How was the national team different from the one that was in the match with Romania?

- I can not say that it was different. The players wanted to, but they really did not react in the first match as they did today. I can't say it was a different team. There was a desire, more inspiration - and due to this they scored goals. But I do not think that there was no desire in the first half. There was a loss of concentration and mistakes.

- What do you think about the youngest squad for Euro 2024?

- In the first match Taras Stepanenko played, now - Andriy Yarmolenko. We need to have leaders on the field, a balance of experience and youth. The age of a player is not very important to me. If he demonstrates his level - there is no difference.

- Mykola Shaparenko became the player of the match today.

- I can also mention Roman Yaremchuk, because he scored a goal and worked for the team. Everyone worked, I did not see any player who was not motivated. I do not like to single out anyone - I think that especially in the second half we played well on defense. All the players worked hard and did everything for the team.

- We have a match with Belgium ahead.

- This tournament is very fast - it is very important to recover, to prepare for each opponent. As the game between Slovakia and Belgium showed, we can play against the Belgians.