Oleg Shaitanov: “We will be interested to play against any team in the Lviv Freedom Cup”

The head coach of the women's national team of Ukraine futsal Oleg Shaitanov shared his expectations ahead of the Lviv Freedom Cup.

From January 12 to January 15, Lviv will host a futsal tournament with the participation of six teams. The Ukrainian national team is in the same group as Hungary and Finland. According to the format of the competition, after the group stage matches, the Blue and Yellows will expect a playoff game. 

On the eve of the performance at the Lviv Freedom Cup Ukrainian conducted a training gathering. After its completion, the head coach of our national team Oleg Shaitanov gave an interview Futsal Association of Ukraine press service.

- The team completed a small pre-tournament NTZ in Lviv. How do you sum it up?

- The girls came in a good mood and had a pretty good training cycle.

- How would you rate the rivals in the group, the national teams of Hungary and Finland? How interesting will it be to play with these teams?

- It will be interesting for us to play against any team in the Lviv Freedom Cup. All the teams we faced in previous friendly matches and against which we will play in the future are our potential rivals in the main round of Euro-2021. That is why any match and any information about any of the opponents will be important to us.

- How fundamental will the match with Hungary be after the fierce fight in Cherkasy in the main round of Euro-2019?

- The composition of the Hungarian national team has changed by about 50%. However, the memory is that we did not beat her in Cherkasy. remained. Let's try to reach the maximum in Lviv.

Application the tournament consists of 16 players. A three-match cycle at the Lviv Freedom Cup - a chance to test new performers and conduct certain experiments?

- As for new players, Anna Prokopenko, who was involved in the team for the first time during my work, has been invited to this tournament. She is a strong performer, and I hope she will succeed. We will play three matches in the tournament, we will try different connections to find the optimal ones.

- At the same time, the application for the tournament did not include an experienced Snizhana Volovenko. What is the reason for this decision?

- We talked a lot with Snizhana. She is worried about the injury. She played the last matches in the championship on painkillers, showing her leadership qualities, as befits a captain. However, while there is a pause in the championship, we decided to give her time to heal her knee. The fact that Snizhana is a player of the national team is an indisputable fact.

- How important do you think such representative tournaments are for the development of women's futsal in Ukraine?

- Of course, such tournaments promote the development of women's futsal. Today, women's national teams play many friendly matches, but I have not seen international tournaments in which six teams take part. We hope that the matches within the Lviv Freedom Cup will be useful both for us and for other participants.

- The women's national team has not played in Lviv for a long time. How nice will it be to play in this city, given its futsal traditions?

- Indeed, this is a city with great traditions. Lviv loves futsal. We are happy to invite fans to the stands and hope for their support.

- Who would you like to play with after the group stage?

- With the Italian national team.

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