Famous Ukrainian coach Mykola Pavlov shared his impressions of the Euro-2024 final, in which Spain beat England 2:1.
Nikolay Pavlov- All matches at the European Championship the Spanish national team played confidently enough, and they won all of them. The Spaniards were better than all the other participants from the very beginning of the tournament - from the first game with Croatia in the group to the last, in the final. It was them before the start of the continental championship I called one of the most real favorites.
The players of the Spanish national team played stable, smooth and looked very convincing. Their game was fine-tuned in all lines and to all appearances, thanks to the coaching staff and head coach in the team was a good atmosphere. With the fact that the national team was brought together both Spaniards and Catalans, it looked like a single monolith.
- Many at the European Championship was struck by the game of two players of the Spanish national team - Lamine Yamal on Nico Williams....
- I am not an exception. Yamal is a hundred percent. Yes and Williams also - both with his hair and game. (Smiles).
- Didn't Mark Cucurella impress with his hair and his game?
- He played well, too. In particular, in the final match, Cucurella made the pass that led to the championship goal.
- I wonder, was there anyone in Spain's lineup in yesterday's match who played badly?
- I can't say that about anyone. All Spaniards played well. And Rodri, and Dani Olmo, and Dani Carvajal. The latter is a real leader, he is always responsible on the field. He played very productively.
- What do you say about the England national team? Many experts believe that this team did not break through or entered, but crawled into the finals of Euro-2024....
- You can say different things. And yet England have qualified players and an experienced coach. Gareth Southgate has been working with this national team for so many years, and the last two years his team made it to the finals. And if someone talks about "creeping in", he is wrong. After all, two times in a row in the final at such soccer forums do not just enter the final. It's not about the class of the English. They must have some kind of line that they bend. And they have. And the final is such a crucial stage that anything could have happened.
- Do you agree that the England national team overcame the way to the final not without a share of luck? Take at least the match of the 1/8 finals stage with Slovakia....
- Name me at least one coach who says that he can achieve something without luck. There is no such thing. They say that the lucky ones are lucky, but it happens that they are not. If you don't have the necessary preconditions, no amount of luck will help you. No matter how it is, it still helps the strongest.
- What are your impressions of the just-concluded European Championship in Germany?
- I watched all the matches with pleasure. There were a lot of pleasant impressions - both from the game of this or that team, and from the German stadium stands packed to the brim.
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