Volodymyr Yezersky: "In the Czech Republic they were tasked with getting to the finals"

U-18 Ukraine U-XNUMX head coach Vladimir Yezersky hopes that all the best players will be invited to the next meeting.

After the victory of the youth team of Ukraine (players not older than 2002 of birth) at the Wenceslas Hierarchy tournament, held in the Czech Republic, the leader of the blue-yellow Volodymyr Yezersky answered questions from the official website of the UAF.

- Vladimir Ivanovich, congratulations to you and your team on winning the tournament of Vaclav Hedgehog.

- Thank you. First of all, I want to say that the tournament was of a high level. It featured the teams that participated in the finals of the European Championship (Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia). Therefore, we are glad to be participants in these competitions. And as a coach, the tournament gave me a lot to think about.

Traditionally, I would like to thank all the clubs that delegated their players to the national team. They all arrived prepared. Special thanks to the management of Dynamo, the coaches of the U-21 and U-19 teams, Yuri Moroz and Igor Kostyuk, respectively, who, learning that Shakhtar does not release their players, offered any performers for positions that are not closed. This fee has become indicative in terms of competition.

- What result did you expect in the Czech Republic?

- By and large, we went to the tournament with a suboptimal lineup, but in this regard, much may soon change. Now six or seven players have shown that they can be safely counted on. The team had only two performers who performed in the spring in the elite round of the Euro. I did not have Shakhtar players at my disposal, who were not released, some guys were not called for a long time, and there were 10 full-fledged newcomers. I am grateful to the players that they showed their best side.

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As for plans for the tournament, the minimum task was to reach the final, but we managed to win. If there was more time for training, the quality of the game of this team, I am sure, would be better. However, for me personally it was more important to look at the case of new players. I think our rivals were very serious about us, because, according to the ranking of national teams born in 2002, our team is in the top ten in Europe.

- One of the newcomers to your team was striker Igal Brook, who represents Vancouver ...

- This football player has proved himself well. He once lived and studied in England, where he played, and after his family moved to Vancouver, the last six months he played for the local team. I saw a cut with his performances, so I decided to invite him to the gathering. His desire to play is even indicated by the fact that before the final with the Czechs he did not tell me or the doctor that he had a fever. And after the match he admitted that he did it because he really wants to play for the national team of Ukraine.

- Why didn't another legionnaire, Eric Shuranov, take part in the final?

- I want to thank the football player, his father and the representative for the fact that at the last moment Shuranov arrived at the location of the national team. The club gave in to this good. Eric helped us in two matches and then went back to Nuremberg because the team had a responsible game in the championship.

- What are the future plans of the national team?

- The next meeting is scheduled for October 7-13. However, the opponent has changed. For reasons unknown to me, the Poles abandoned two planned sparring matches. But there is a high probability that on October 11 and 13 in Armenia we will play against the local U-19 team. I really want to hope that we will be able to invite all the best players.

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