– How to draw conclusions? I just talked with Eugene (Cheberko) before the press conference. In the national team you do not have time, you do not have a month to prepare. Players come, we do not even have a training process.
I can’t say that players made these mistakes there. We try to work, though not much time. But I think the mood of players is very important. When we play for Ukraine, this is a completely different matter. Everyone came to the tournament, no one refused. And those who could not come, they really had serious problems.
However, it is important not only to come to the team, but to show your maximum. I quote the coach of the German national team: “If we do not show our maximum, it is very difficult to compete at this level.”
The same here, if we do not show the maximum, is very difficult to compete, because all the national teams are collected from the best players of the country. It will also be very difficult against New Zealand, but we need to think how to break the opponent’s defense.
Yes, unfortunately, the last two games have lost, but you do not remember the game with Belgium at home. I think there was a team. But, unfortunately, it is not enough time to be in every game … It was 2 days to recover at the time.
-What can be expected from the game of New Zealand after winning the cat-d’Ivar?
– I am sure that this team is preparing for the World Cup, because I got there. In the first game, they did not use their best players, so it is likely that the basic composition will be obtained against us. So I say: the opponent needs to be respected, but we should focus on our own game. On your own mistakes.
Source: Sport.ua