Oleksandr Zinchenko: "They could have scored much more than two goals"

Ukraine midfielder Oleksandr Zinchenko commented on his successful replacement in the match against the Czech Republic.

- Alexander, why did the match with the Czech Republic turn out to be so emotional and kept you in suspense until the final whistle?

- The main thing is that we won. In my opinion, we could have scored the winning goal earlier, so as not to delay this issue until the last minutes. We could score much more than two goals.

- What did Shevchenko ask you for when you came on as a replacement?

- The setup was one: play more on the attack. Play so that the team achieves a positive result. Fortunately, everything worked out.

- Andriy Shevchenko repeatedly made adjustments to your actions during the second half…

- These were purely game, working moments. Marlos sat down a bit, and it was necessary to help the defense partners in this area.

- Remember the winning ball at the Czech goal.

- I was in the right place at the right time. Tsygankov made a pass to the penalty area, the goalkeeper did not deal with the defenders, and I had to put an end.

- Were you greeted with a goal in the locker room?

- Yes, but this is a victory for our entire team.

- The next match is coming soon, and we will have to play against the national team of Slovakia without fans. How to find emotions?

- Yes, it's hard. This is our 12th player who will be missing. But we will have to reconcile. We already have experience of such matches. Played with empty stands with Iceland. I hope this time we will manage. And many thanks to our fans today, because it felt like we were not playing in the Czech Republic, but in Ukraine. We studied the Czechs well, created many moments, but we need to work on the implementation so as not to bring the solution to the last minute.

- One question about your club affairs. There has been a lot of talk about your move from Manchester City this offseason ...

- Nothing more to discuss: I remain a Manchester City player and continue to work to get my chance.

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