Head coach of the Ukraine U-19 national team Dmytro Mykhailenko spoke about preparations for the match against Norway at Euro 2024 U-19.
Dmytro Mykhailenko (photo: uaf.ua)- Each individual game at the Euro is a separate story, all opponents play differently. The Norwegians play in a very aggressive style, they put a lot of pressure, they are an athletic team that plays at a high pace and does not allow you to control the ball for a long time. It's important for us to understand how we want to handle their pressure. The coaches will do their job as far as tactical preparation is concerned, so it will be up to the team's psychological and emotional attitude.
We had a good training session, only Gennadiy Synchuk did not practice. It will be difficult for him to recover for the next game - he has a knee injury and we do not yet understand how serious it is. Everyone else is preparing for the game. This is a head-to-head game for both us and Norway. So everyone will go to the match to win. We feel that our performances are watched in Ukraine, supported and cheered. Therefore, we understand very well who we are playing for," the UAF press service quoted Mykhaylenko as saying.
