Ukraine beach soccer team captain Dmitry Medvid: "The team wants to be on top in Europe again!"

16.02.2020 17:03

Before the start of the season, the captain of the national beach soccer team Dmitry Medvid spoke about the prospects of blue and yellow in 2020. 

One of the best players in the national team of Ukraine Dmitry Medvid shared his expectations of the new season in beach football and evaluated the results of last year.  

- The new calendar year in beach soccer has started with the Mundialito club competitions. What are your hopes for this season?

- It promises to be no less saturated than the previous one. We are waiting for the selection for the World Cup - the main competitions in 2020, as well as the traditional Euroleague. The national team of Ukraine wants to be on top of European beach soccer again. 

- How to briefly describe the previous year?

- He was ambiguous. On the one hand, we fulfilled the minimum task set before us by the management, namely, we reached the semifinals of the European Games and qualified for the World Beach Games. On the other hand, we were supposed to win medals at the European Games, but we didn't. At the World Beach Games in general performed poorly. But it should be noted that we did not prepare for these competitions on the sand. When we saw the level of training of rivals, we realized that it would be difficult for us. 

- What needs to be improved in the team to make 2020 more successful for the Ukrainian national team?

- First, it is necessary that all the players that our coaching staff counts on are in shape. Secondly, you need to be well prepared for pre-season training. Two or three training camps with sparring will not prevent us. Thirdly, it is necessary to solve all household issues related to the activities of the national team. And finally, Fortune. If you combine all these components, I am sure that the result will definitely come!