Ruslan Rotan: "The national team of Ukraine in all respects surpassed the team of Denmark"

05.09.2020 11:05

Photo by Pavlo Kubanov

After the match of the qualifying tournament Euro-2021 (U-21) Denmark - Ukraine (1: 1) head coach of the youth national team of Ukraine Ruslan Rotan answered several questions from the official website of the UAF.

- Ruslan Petrovich, what will be your comment on the game in Aalborg?

- I am satisfied with the actions of my wards. Well done guys, they fulfilled all the requirements of the coaching staff, the structure of the game was visible. The national team of Ukraine has surpassed its opponent in all respects, but football is such a thing that the strongest does not always win in it.

- Was the ball in our goal scored in violation of the rules in stoppage time?

- I think that the referee was wrong in this episode. And, unfortunately, it happened in a match with the participation of the national team of Ukraine, which did not allow us to take the deserved three points. We can no longer change anything. Let the referee analyze this mistake by UEFA.

- Today, several debutants appeared on the field as part of the Ukrainian "youth" ...

- Well done, they did not fade. The guys wanted to show everything we asked them to do. At this rate, they will progress rapidly.

- Will such a misfire make the team stronger?

"Of course." Now all our thoughts are about the game with the Finnish national team. We will have a few days to recover the guys physically and psychologically. We are optimistic about the future, and I believe that in Helsinki the team will be able to show quality football, and with it - a positive result.