Sergiy Nagornyak: “Entry to the European Championship was Ukraine's strength”

29.03.2019 13:00

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The head coach of the youth national team of Ukraine U-19 (football players not older than 2000) Serhiy Nagornyak is upset by the second place in the elite round.

Results performances of the youth team of Ukraine head coach of the blue and yellows Sergei Nagornyak defeated in the elite round of Euro 2019 (U-19).

- Sergey Nikolaevich, the European championship was nearby ... 

- There are still annoying feelings, because we were able to do this task, and it's not just loud words. In terms of luck, we did not have a match with the Italians. If in the first half a small advantage was on the side of the hosts, then after the break, I think we completely dominated. And in the match with Serbia, the result was influenced by small mistakes plus, again, the lack of effort, which I have already mentioned. There were only two hits to the rack, not to mention the dangerous moments. Don't think that I'm making excuses, I just see that these players of ours can have a great future.

The guys slammed the door loudly in the match against Belgium, which, in my opinion, showed football much better than Italy. In the duel with the Belgians we got a lot back. In addition to the five goals scored, we could hit the opponent's goal at least five more times. In order to progress faster, our footballers lack such meetings.

- After the match with the Italians, did you understand that it was a decisive match?

"Apparently." And, unfortunately, "Squadra Azzurri" did not show anything special. In the second half, when we left, we can say, all-in, the Italians delayed several times, lying on the lawn for two minutes after the collision.

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- Victory with a big score over Belgium - from the category of surprises?

- I repeat, the Belgians looked better than the hosts, but in a duel with us they faced fierce resistance. It was a real battle. The opponent was shocked after the game, as the match was completely for the national team of Ukraine. After this match, I told my wards that I was overwhelmed with pride for such players.