The head coach of Luhansk's Zorya Mladen Bartulović assessed the performance of the Ukrainian national team in the Nations League this season. Recall that in the group stage of the tournament, the “blue-yellow” team finished second in the group with the Czech Republic, Georgia, and Albania, and will now play against Belgium for the right to advance to Division “A” of next season’s Nations League.
Mladen Bartulović. Photo — Yu. Yuriev“I believe that everyone has overestimated the capabilities of Georgia and Albania. Ukraine is stronger than these teams, and it rightfully advanced from this group. Now Ukraine has the opportunity to enter Division “A”.
Yes, maybe in the opening matches they lost points where they shouldn’t have. The team had problems, particularly with injured players. But still, the result is not bad for the Ukrainian national team.
And one must take into account all the various factors, such as the state of the country. Therefore, one should be proud of their national team and support them in any case. We should rejoice that the national team managed to advance from this group. I believe that in the game against Belgium, anything is possible for Ukraine. The Ukrainian national team has very good and talented players, and the team has performers who play abroad,” Bartulović's words are quoted by “Sport.ua”.
