Former Lviv Karpaty midfielder Ihor Khudobyak assessed the chances of the Ukrainian national team in the Nations League match against Georgia.
Igor Khudobyak- National team matches are always something incredible, especially after a bad start in the Nations League. Of course, I expect Ukraine to win. Yes, with a new coach, Willie Sagnol, Georgia has improved in game organization and discipline, but they have an Achilles' heel - they allow the opponent to play, to create dangerous moments at their goal. Georgians do not play very well in defense, although their goalkeeper Mamardashvili often saves them.
Georgians are very passionate guys, so Ukraine needs to show at least the same attitude and dedication as their rivals. Georgia is the leader of the group, which is quite unexpected, before the start of the League of Nations, I think everyone saw our team there. In addition, with so many injuries, it will be difficult for the Ukrainians, but this is an opportunity for other players to prove themselves and prove that they deserve to play in the national team. Rebrov will not change his philosophy, but he may decide to play for the result in order to win. We will have problems in the support area and on the flanks in defense, but the Ukrainian national team will be able to win if the players' dedication is greater than that of the Georgians, and it is always at the highest level. You also need to be a real team, one unit. Georgia has Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, he is really a star who needs to be paid attention to in defense, but we also have stars - Dovbyk, Zabarny, Mudryk. In this match, they do not need to pull the blanket over themselves, I think there will be no problems with this. I still believe that the Ukrainian national team will win this match with a score of 2-1.
Giorgi Tsitaishvili may also play against Ukraine. His motivation will be off the charts and our defenders will have problems with him. Gio would be useful to the Ukrainian national team, but he would have to wait to play in the main team of our country. Yarmolenko was in good shape then, and Tsygankov was growing up. I don't think he has any grudge against Ukraine - there is always competition and it's normal," Khudobyak said.
