The author of the first goal for the Ukrainian national team in history, Ivan Hetzko, commented on Sergey Rebrov’s "Canadian list".
Ivan Hetzko (photo: athletic-club.od.ua)- Vanat and Yarmolyuk have been left out of the national team because they have been decided to be included in the "youth team" for the European U-21 Championship. For the same reason, Volodymyr Brazhko will not go to Canada. In my opinion, this is a very right decision. Let the guys help the country at the youth Euro-2025, test their abilities at such a big forum and gain experience. This is significantly more effective than participating in a friendly tournament. Dovbyk was not summoned due to injury, while Mykolenko and Yarmolenko most likely want to rest after a grueling season.
It would have been possible to check the capabilities of Danilo Sikan from Turkish Trabzonspor, to give a chance to Yevhen Tverdokhlib, who scored as many as 13 goals in the Kryvbas jersey. Especially since the tournament in Canada is friendly. However, Rebrov and company did not do this, because they apparently know more about the capabilities of these forwards, as they constantly monitor them. Probably, the national team coach decided that there are many attacking players in the team who can replace Dovbyk and Vanat. Therefore, he made such an unexpected choice, said the expert.
