Myron Markevich: "Well, we will play the first match of the match with Portugal on away"
A match with such a strong team as Portugal will only add strength to the players of the Ukrainian national team, according to Myron Markevich.
The results of the draw of the European Championship 2020 qualifying tournament, in which the national team of Ukraine will meet with Portugal, Serbia, Lithuania and Luxembourg, commented the chairman of the Committee of the national teams of the FFU Myron Markevich.
- Myron Bogdanovich, how do you assess the results of the draw of the Euro 2020 qualifying tournament for the national team of Ukraine?
- Draw as a draw. I think that three teams, Portugal, Ukraine and Serbia, will fight for a place in the finals of the European Championship. I believe that the blue-yellows have a good chance to take one of the first two places.
- Despite the fact that Portugal is the winner of the last European Championship, isn't it France or Spain?
- We should not forget that the Portuguese in the League of Nations played without Cristiano Ronaldo and showed strong football. They have a lot of good young people, and this team has always been famous for its talents. But the Ukrainian national team has now picked up a competitive team.
- The blue-yellows will play the first away match against Portugal on the road ...
- And this is good, it will be necessary not to sway, and at once to fight for a positive result. And let the favorite in this meeting is known, the national team of Ukraine, given its current level of football, has a chance of success.
- And Serbia?
- This team has recently added, although you can play and win with it.
- Is it impossible to stumble in matches with Lithuania and Luxembourg?
- Of course. It is possible that the first two places will be occupied by those teams that will lose fewer points in matches with opponents below the class. Self-confidence can play a nasty joke. You need to adjust to these national teams, as well as to Portugal and Serbia.
- How to beat Lithuania, you know in practice…
- Yes (smiles). In 2010, when I was at the helm of the national team, we beat the Lithuanians 4-0 in Kharkiv. Alexander Aliyev and Andriy Shevchenko scored two goals each. Then, by the way, Yevhen Konoplyanka played his first match for the main team of the country ...
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