Sergiy Nagornyak: “We saw the candidates for the U-2020 national team at the DUFL-16 Winter Cup”

10.03.2020 16:05

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

After the completion of the DUFLOW 2020 Winter Cup among the U-16 teams in which Shakhtar Donetsk wins, their impressions of the tournament on page of the Children's Youth Football League of Ukraine on Facebook shared coach of the U-16 youth team of Ukraine Serhiy Nagornyak.

New names for the national team

"Of course, I saw new candidates for the national team. It's great that such tournaments are held. This year, four teams have been selected here, which demonstrate excellent combination football. As for new players, really - we saw candidates in these matches. I think that there will be newcomers in the team at the next meeting. Some players deserve to be invited to the national team. "

About Dynamo's failure to reach the final 

At first glance, Dynamo's failure to reach the final can be considered a sensation of the tournament. Kievans have always had a good youth school. But when I watched the game of Dynamo with Zaporizhia, I saw that the opponent looked better than the capital team. And it's great that, in addition to Dynamo and Shakhtar, we have great other schools that are in good competition with the leaders. That's how new players appear, new candidates for the national team. "

Upcoming plans of the U-16 national team

«As for the upcoming plans of the U-16 team, in March we will have two friendly matches against the Czech Republic. Then, in April, a development tournament will take place in Finland. There will be good rivals - the hosts, the national teams of Austria and Ghana. Then there will be more Tournament of Viktor Bannikov in Kyiv. Therefore, we are fruitfully preparing to start official matches in the fall qualifying for the Euro».