Andriy Shevchenko: “There will be a lot of martial arts in the match with Finland. Whoever wins more will be closer to success "

The head coach of the national team of Ukraine Andriy Shevchenko held a press conference dedicated to tomorrow's match of the 2022 World Cup qualifier with Finland.

- It is very nice to play in Kyiv again, - said Andriy Shevchenko. - We will not have enough full stands of NSC "Olympic". But I still want to thank the fans. Your support is very important to us.

- Will we see Artem Dovbyk in the match against Finland on the field?

- We will hold today's training, we will look in what condition there will be guys. We have enough players at our disposal. In the evening we will decide on the group of players who will prepare for the match and get to the application. Dovbyk is one of those performers who are currently preparing for the match. Then we will make a decision.

- You left Andriy Lunin and Dmytro Riznyk out of the application for the game with France. Will they miss the next matches as well?

- We called a large number of players, in particular, due to the situation with the coronavirus, we invited more goalkeepers. It is not an easy task for a coach to leave players out of the application. I'll make a decision tonight, let's see. I am satisfied with the game of our team with France, Bushchan played very well.

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- Will you give a chance to prove yourself to several goalkeepers of the national team in the remaining matches in March and the price of the result in which is very high?

- You are right that we have a task ahead of us. In official games we do not have the opportunity to experiment. This requires friendly matches. At the moment, we will choose the player who is better prepared, is in the best psychological shape.

- Ukraine's previous matches against Finland were not easy. Then our footballers received a lot of yellow cards. Will you pay attention to this now?

- The Finnish national team deserves a lot of attention and respect. The team has shown excellent results in recent years. She qualified for Euro 2020. A balanced team that has good performers. We know their strengths. We have a definite plan for the game. The fight will be difficult, we understand that. I know from my own experience that there will be a lot of wrestling and martial arts. Whoever wins more will be closer to success.

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