Sergiy Nagornyak: "Young boys, who were called up to the national team, can prove themselves with Georgia"

Ukrainian coach and expert Serhiy Nagornyak shared his expectations from the match of the 3rd round of the Nations League between the national teams of Ukraine and Georgia, which will be held today in Poznan.

- I would like Ukraine to win in this meeting. Everyone will be rooting for Ukraine. Just pay attention to how many injured players the Yellow-Blue have. But young guys, for example, the same Nazarenko, who were called up, can prove themselves.

- As you said, Nazarenko, as well as the same Kalyuzhny and Krys'kiv have been called up to the national team. Is this a real chance for them to make a name for themselves at the international level?

- One hundred percent! Any call-up to the national team is a chance for any player. Let you have even 5 or 10 minutes, but you have to show yourself.

- The leaders of the national team showed themselves well before the Nations League matches. Dovbik scored for Roma against Monza, and Sudakov scored a hat trick against LNZ. Are they in normal shape for the matches?

- Psychologically, I think they are fine. And if we talk in general, we must realize that these will be international matches. And Ukraine's opponent is the national team of Georgia, which tore the Czechs with the score 4:1. Georgians are now in first place in the group with 6 points. And to this match Georgia is the leader of the quartet, and Ukraine is the outsider with zero points. But it's not a big deal!

- The teams with good goalkeepers will meet. Also in this respect the match will be interesting!

- We have two goalkeepers. Just that Lunin did not arrive at the location of the national team for certain circumstances. And so we have two equal goalkeepers. Also Ukraine have Buschan and Riznyk. And about Mamardashvili it should be added that he moved to Liverpool. But now the Georgian goalkeeper continues to play for Valencia on loan.

- What do you think about Mudrik?

- We let him play for Chelsea in the winning match of the Conference League with Gent. He made an assist in this game. That's great! But he needs to play!

Dmytro Oliinyk