Vladimir Reva: "It will be very important to keep pressure in the first 20 minutes in the game with Sweden"

30.08.2018 00:55

Photo by Andrii Mayorov

After open workout, which was held in Gothenburg on Wednesday evening by the National Women's Team of Ukraine, mentor of our team Volodymyr Reva spoke about preparing the team for a duel with the leader of our selection group.

- Did the players manage to recover after the flight to Sweden? How do you assess the physical condition of the wards?

- I can't describe it as unsatisfactory, but it also can't be called one hundred percent. I will say yes, the condition of football players is average. The hotel has good conditions for recovery, painstaking work continues to prepare for an important match.

- Players of the Ukrainian national team tested the Hamle Ullevi lawn. How do you like the stadium, where tomorrow our team will face the leaders of the group?

- We can say that both the arena and all related components are at a high level. We trained at a wonderful stadium. The lawn is in good condition, we felt its features in terms of ball movement. There is information that tomorrow the match will be attended by about 8 spectators. With so many fans during my term in the national team, we played twice - in France and Denmark. This is not a completely normal situation for us.

- Do you think the players will be able to withstand the pressure of the stands?

- The game will show. At least, we are preparing for this and adjusting the wards morally.

- Nadiya Kunina and Kateryna Korsun did not train in the general group…

- So. Unfortunately, they have some injuries that do not allow them to prepare for the match with the Swedish national team.

- Did you play any specific schemes or standards during the classes in Sweden?

- There is a rule of "10: 0", according to which there are all communications between the lines, the game in defense, a quick transition from defense to attack. We walked step by step about him.

- Which of the rivals did you pay the most attention to for your players during the theoretical classes?

- In the Swedish national team, almost every player is top-level, almost all players represent the best teams in Europe. Therefore, it is difficult to identify a specific player. As they say, this is a star team. Caroline Seger, the team's captain, will also return to the Swedish national team. I don't want to run ahead, but in the match it will be important to withstand the pressure in the first 20 minutes.