The former goalkeeper of Shakhtar and the Ukraine national team Dmytro Shutkov expressed his thoughts on the competition for the goalkeeper position in the Ukraine national team among Anatoliy Trubin, Andriy Lunin, Heorhii Bushchan, and Dmytro Riznyk.
Andriy Lunin, Anatoliy Trubin and Heorhii Bushchan“In my opinion, there will be training camps — and there the coaching staff will see everything in training. Who acts confidently, who makes more mistakes. When all the goalkeepers are roughly at the same level, some intuition works. We cannot base the assessment solely on club performances.
It also depends on the opponent you have to play against. If it’s a Scottish style with constant crosses, then you need a goalkeeper who plays well on outings. If the team combines and enters the penalty area like Spain — then a goalkeeper who plays well on the line and provides good coverage. It is necessary to see live who looks like what and who is in what psychological state,” said Shutkov.
