Oleg Kuznetsov: "With the composition for official matches decided on 80"

The head coach of the U-19 youth team of Ukraine Oleg Kuznetsov is pleased that at the last meeting it was possible to gather the optimal composition.

Last Sunday, the training camp of the youth national team of Ukraine (football players not older than 2001) ended, during which it held two control matches with Romanian peers (2:2 і 1:3). Oleg Kuznetsov, the head coach of the blue-and-yellows, spoke about the results of this training camp.

- It is very important that we gathered, in fact, a fighting force, - Oleg Vladimirovich told. - Our coaching staff has not had such a luxury for almost a year and a half. And two matches with the Romanian national team gave us enough information to think about.

- Was there enough positivity?

- It was obvious that the boys played with desire, they wanted to show themselves by playing at home. I was glad that the team managed to create a lot of goal moments, we just need to tighten the implementation and try to avoid elementary mistakes in defense. The opponent didn't beat us in the game, we brought goals for ourselves. And again - we managed to look at the case of players we haven't seen for a long time.

- Will the final stage of preparation for the European Championship qualification take place in October?

- Yes, and at home again. Work will begin on the 6th, and on the 8th and 10th we will hold two control matches with the Greek national team.

- Will you play the basis for official matches there?

- In principle, yes. Although two fights with the Romanians answered many questions. By and large, we have already decided 80 percent on the squad that will prepare for the qualifying round of the European Championship.

Recall that the matches of the qualification Euro-2020 (U-19) team of Oleg Kuznetsov holds November 13, 16, and 19. The rivals of the Ukrainians in the fight for the tickets to the elite round of competitions will be the national teams of Sweden, Slovenia and Estonia.

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