Volodymyr Reva: "Countergrass failed due to high pressure and speed of opponent"

After away defeat from Sweden Ukraine's women's national team head coach Vladimir Reva answered a few questions.

Vladimir Sergeevich, the defeat was painful - 0: 3. Comment on your team's game.

- We need to look at things objectively. The advantage in all components of football skills was on the side of the opposing team. Almost every one of its players is individually stronger than ours, and so are team actions. The individual, team speed of the Swedes was higher than ours, we did not have time to move. The second point - we did not get an intermediate phase at all, we already lost the ball on the second pass because the Swedes used high pressure, they immediately covered and did not give the opportunity to make the right decisions.

Was it a surprise for your team that the hosts handled almost all of their attacks on the right flank?

- We waited for this situation and focused the players' attention so as not to leave Basanska alone with Jacobson, but neither Ovdiychuk nor Pantsulay coped with this situation either. By no means do I want to convey that I recommend for the mother to be inactive. We must pay tribute to Catherine Samson, who often saved us, the bill could be even higher. As for our counter-game, it did not come out due to high pressure and speed of opponents.

It was 0: 2 for the break. What did you say to the girls in the locker room?

- During the break, I asked for an intermediate phase, two or three gears. And they understood with their heads, but their feet did not run.

The match with Hungary remains Ternopil…

- This game will not strategically affect the distribution of seats in the group, we took third place, below which we did not plan to be. There will be a match of prestige. Today, Croatia drew with Denmark on the road. There are no weak teams left, all national teams are playing, but Sweden and Denmark are separate. Why? Because they are in the European rankings in the top five.

Did you have the opportunity to strengthen the lineup with substitutions in today's game?

- We lacked two main players - Khimich and Kozyrenko. This is a very big loss. In this game they would help us…

Which of Sweden's players have impressed you the most?

- Take any player there, all the stars. They play in the best European clubs, which are the legislators of football fashion. Swedes are all athletic, mobile, no slow football players…

You said that the match with Hungary will be for the sake of prestige. Perhaps you will give a chance to the nearest reserve?

- We have a qualifying match ahead of us, and the national team is not a place for experiments at this stage. Experiments can be in the off-season, in a friendly tournament, and here the selection cycle, which must be completed on a major note. The team also has two top players, the team professes modern football. I repeat, now there are no outsiders left in Europe. No game is given just like that.

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