Honored coach of Ukraine Vyacheslav Grozny is convinced that the Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin did not join the Ukrainian national team for a valid reason.
"I think he is a very decent guy. Any player looks forward to the opportunity to play for the national team of his country. I am convinced that Lunin did not come because he has a compelling reason for it. If he had the slightest chance to come to the national team, he
would have done it.
They will tell me: “Grozny, you understand, Anatoliy Trubin will be playing in the starting lineup.” No, I do not understand! Such decisions are made only by the head coach. Therefore, in this situation, it is certainly not worth inventing any theories.
Lunin is a great professional who plays in the best club in the world,” Grozny said.
Let us recall that Andriy Lunin did not come to the training camp of the Ukrainian national team for the November Nations League matches. The Ukrainian Football Association explained that the reason was the player's family circumstances. He was replaced in the national team's roster by Shakhtar goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk.