Parimatch Expert Club meeting in Dnipro today dedicated to Ukraine and Lithuania and Nigeria

09.09.2019 21:38

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A meeting of the Parimatch Expert Club dedicated to the victory of the national team in the Euro 2020 qualifying match with Lithuania took place in Dnipro today - 3:0 and a future friendly with Nigeria.

Well-known specialists of national football and mass media representatives took part in the meeting. It should be noted that this is an event during which journalists can communicate in an informal atmosphere with representatives of the top management of Ukrainian football, famous players, coaches and analysts.

The previous Parimatch Expert Club meeting was held in Lviv to discuss the outcome of the Euro 2020 qualifying match with Serbia - 5:0 and the upcoming duel with Luxembourg - 1:0. And now - again the expansion of geography, the city of Dnieper.  

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Experts of the event, which took place in the cultural and business center "Menorah", were the first vice-president of the Ukrainian Football Association, legendary football player Oleg Protasov, Kazakh and Ukrainian football player, coach, Honored Master of Sports, 1988 Olympic champion Yevhen Yarovenko, head coach of Dnipro -1 ”Dmytro Mykhaylenko, veteran of Dnipro and the national team of Ukraine Serhiy Nazarenko, captain of Dnipro-1, former player of the national team of Ukraine Serhiy Kravchenko, and TM Parimatch representative Vadym Misyura.

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During this time, Parimatch Expert Club has become another information expert platform, which is designed not only to provide the most interesting information, but also to unite opinions and views on the development of the "game of millions" as football professionals - coaches, players - and representatives. media and fans. We show an important preparatory side of football, reveal secrets and make it closer to a wide audience, "Vadym Misyura commented on the event. 

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Oleg Protasov wished success to all participants of the event and noted: “The support of our team is important in any form, because it stimulates the team to improve results. At the moment, of course, we are satisfied with the game of the national team of Ukraine, but there are no limits for improvement. Constant support is important for the team, not only of the fans, but also of its partners. We are very pleased that TM Parimatch organizes expert clubs in a format where respected football professionals can exchange views on the team, on matches - past and future. After all, football is not just 11 players on the field, football is a real industry, a lifetime. These are events, meetings, discussions, views on tactics, on matches, on players. Communicating with each other, asking questions, exchanging views, we contribute to the development of football. The fact that we meet every time in a new city is both necessary and interesting. This shows that regardless of our views and the clubs we support, we are not indifferent to the national team. And not just indifferent - we love her. This is a matter of our pride. Love for the national team of Ukraine is one of the factors that unites our people, our nation. "

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Participants of the expert club in Dnipro had the opportunity to watch videos with the best moments of the match between the national teams of Ukraine and Lithuania in Vilnius. All experts agreed that the victory of the Ukrainians was deserved, because it is purely visual, and according to statistics, their advantage in the match was undeniable.

Yevhen Yarovenko emphasized: “As for the game itself, of course, we were all looking forward to it. The only thing that worried us, both us and the media, was how the team is adapting to the artificial surface. Personally, it seemed to me that our players had five minutes to adapt. I watched this match from the position of a coach. It is obvious that today our team deservedly ranks first in the group by all indicators, but I agree with Oleg Protasov that there are no limits for improvement. It was a very nice picture from Vilnius, we saw how our team supported the team, for which the team plays. It is very gratifying what our coaching staff headed by Andriy Shevchenko offers today. It seems to me that the team follows all the instructions. Personally, as a former defender, I am interested in the line of defense. The interaction of the line of defense with the line of attack is impressive. Today, the trend in world football is that all performers play both defense and attack. It is gratifying that the extreme defenders of our team are joining the attacks in the style of Anatoliy Demyanenko and Oleg Luzhny. The only thing that worries me is that Andriy Yarmolenko fell out of the overall picture, but there are objective reasons for that. He missed a lot, and he needs time to get in shape. As for our middle line, it was enchanting. Zinchenko, Marlos, Stepanenko, Malinovsky played in the middle and short passes, performed hidden passes. When Zinchenko scored the first goal, it was just a masterpiece from Marlos. As for the whole match, the main thing for Shevchenko was to take three points, and he managed to do it. It is very gratifying that the team misses little. Just one missed ball in the qualifying round is worth something. And in this match there was only one moment near our goal - in the 90th minute, when our defenders did not come forward in time. "

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Dmytro Mykhaylenko joked: “After Yevhen Yarovenko's words, there is almost nothing to add. Even if I didn't watch the game, he painted everything in such a way that the picture is quite clear. In my opinion, now the most important thing in the national team of Ukraine is the emergence of style. And this is not only a defensive, but also an attacking style. It is generally a rare phenomenon when the national team has its own style, because the players have little time to prepare. Coaches mostly solve problems related to recovery or emotional state. The style of the Ukrainian national team is now clearly visible. This is a modern style, the team tries to play from a position of strength, to control the ball. It is absolutely true that all footballers are involved. And already now there is a very high synchronization of actions, both in attack and defense. And this is very good, because there are a lot of young players in the team. I believe that in the future the team will only progress. This team is capable of even more than we see today. "

Serhiy Nazarenko also praised the game of the blue and yellows: “I am very pleased to watch the national team of Ukraine play. After all, she is trying to play football, not just sit on the defensive and wait for her chance. She both presses and covers zones, and plays short and medium passes. I believe that the coaching staff has found the right approach to footballers, methods of explaining coaching tasks to them. As for the match with Lithuania, except for the moment in the 90th minute, when Pyatov saved, there are no complaints about the team's game. "  

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Already on Tuesday, our team will play a friendly game against the national team of Nigeria. The second part of the meeting of the expert club was devoted to the discussion of this opponent. The participants of the event mentioned that the national team of Ukraine played six matches with the representatives of the African continent, and the statistics are clearly on our side. Thus, the blue-yellows have three victories - over Niger (2: 1), Libya (3: 0) and Tunisia (1: 0). Also, our team drew three times - with Libya (1: 1), Cameroon (0: 0) and Morocco (0: 0).

Discussing the Nigerian national team, experts agreed that this team is fast and powerful. They noted that the "Super Eagles" are authoritative in both African and world football. Everyone agreed that a very interesting duel awaits Ukrainian spectators. 

Serhiy Kravchenko ventured to name the starting lineup of our team for the game against Nigeria: “I expect to see mostly players on the field who did not take part in the match against Lithuania. In my opinion, Andriy Lunin will take a place in the goal. Sobol, Burda, Plastun and Karavaev will defend. Viktor Kovalenko will obviously appear in the center. On the flanks we will see Yevhen Konoplyanka and Viktor Tsygankov. I anticipate the appearance of Roman Bezus. I think Marlos and Junior Moraes will play. "

Finally, the representative of TM Parimatch Vadym Misyura thanked all those present for a meaningful discussion and assured that such events will continue in the future.

It will be recalled that a friendly match between the national teams of Ukraine and Nigeria will take place on September 10 in Dnipro at the Dnipro-Arena stadium (starting at 21.30 pm). 

As part of the events for this match, a match between the student national teams of Ukraine and Nigeria will take place on Monday, and on Tuesday a team of Dnipro veterans and a team of Ukrainian journalists will meet.