Andriy Shevchenko: "Both teams will have different tournament goals and strategies for tomorrow's game"

On the eve of the match against Serbia, the head coach of the national team of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko held a press conference.

Tomorrow in Belgrade, the blue and yellows will play the final match of the Euro 2020 selection. On the eve of the meeting with Serbia, Andriy Shevchenko spoke to the press.

 In what condition is Eugene Konoplyanka? How are the last hours before the match going?

- All football players are in good physical condition, everyone is preparing. Zhenya had a fever in Zaporizhia, but now he is feeling well. I already trained yesterday.

The national team of Ukraine has already reached the Euro, while in Serbia there are chances for second place. Accordingly, it will motivate our opponent. And what is the motivation of the Ukrainian team for this match?

- From the point of view of the future draw it is important for us to get to sowing. If we want to be in it, we need to have a good game tomorrow. We solve completely different tournament tasks, we understand how the Serbs are set up, so our team is preparing for a very serious match.

The hosts have great motivation after the defeat in Lviv with a score of 0: 5. How do you like this atmosphere inside the opponent's team?

- I think they have the right motivation, but it is unlikely that the account plays a role. In Lviv we had a task to take three points, which we did. The score does not always fully reflect what is happening on the field. The Serbs have a good team, so tomorrow will be a difficult match. It is important for us to earn points with a view to the future draw. The Serbian national team has another task - it is fighting for second place in the group. So both teams will have different tournament tasks and strategies for tomorrow's game.

Can Serbia score five goals in return?

- I will not give any forecasts. If the Serbian team plays well, shows a good game, it will be stronger. This is football. If Ukraine is stronger and beats Serbia, it will mean that we were better.

Our fans will not be in the stadium. How much will this affect the game of our national team?

- We will definitely lack this support. But there was an agreement between the federations before. If there are any conflicts, they need to be extinguished - the sooner the better. Serbia is a good team with strong performers, we have a difficult match ahead of us, but we should not forget to respect each other.

Have you already decided on which team to take to Euro 2020?

- There is still a long way to go before the start of the European Championship, something may change. It doesn't make sense to build any strategies and plans now. You need to wait for the draw. Then let's look at our warehouse and its equipment. Definitely, there will be friendly matches before the championship, where we will give a chance to prove ourselves to young people or those players who played less.

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