Sergei Rebrov: "There was no team on the field"

Head coach of the Ukraine national team Serhiy Rebrov summarized the results of the match of the 1st round of the 2024/25 Nations League against Albania (1:2), which took place last Saturday in Prague on the air of MEGOGO.

- It is clear that you are not satisfied with the result of the match. Are you satisfied with the game that the Ukrainian national team showed today?

- If we are not satisfied with the result, we are not satisfied with the game. Yes, we created some chances, but I think that today there was no team on the field. We need to watch the whole match, analyze it, but I can already say that we are not satisfied with the result or the game.

- Why did the history with Euro-2024 repeat itself?

- Because we played against a strong opponent. This is soccer. The Albanian national team played at Euro-2024. We opened the score, got confidence, but, unfortunately, almost immediately we conceded a goal in response. It happens in soccer.

I can not say that today was a repetition of the match with Romania: we tried to create chances and it was not such that the first shot into the goalpost we made only in the 80th minute of the game. But, of course, we need to prepare for the match with the Czech Republic with a different attitude.

- What changed in the game of the Ukraine national team after the break?

- We tried to create chances in the first half. But we played against a disciplined opponent, who defended tightly and organized. Therefore, it was very difficult for us in the first half. In the second half we scored a goal, gained confidence and had more chances.

- On what position do you see Zinchenko in the team's game?

- On the position of the left defender.

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