The head coach of Lviv\'s “Rukh,” Vitaliy Ponomaryov, commented on the debut call-up of his team’s defender Oleksii Syich to the Ukrainian national team and gave him a character assessment.
“It was very pleasant to receive the news about Oleksii’s call-up. Remembering our conversation a month ago, I said that Oleksii had earned his place on the national team with his progress. I am glad that it didn’t go unnoticed.
Oleksii’s performances this season make a good impression, but this is only the first step for a guy who has a bigger part of his career ahead of him. Oleksii is a smart guy. He is constantly improving.
The amount of work that Syich delivers in club matches is close in figures to the performance of his colleagues in the same position among the top leagues. Oleksii has begun to work much better in the third zone, which was not the case in his first year. He has felt psychological confidence, although players of his age need to work hard to improve their weaknesses.
He needs to improve defensive skills, as reliability in defense is what is primarily required of a defender,” Ponomaryov’s words are cited by “Ukrainian Football”.