— Your quote is dated August 5, 2024: “I talked to Andriy Mykolayovych. The qualifying cycle for the World Cup is very important. If I don’t succeed, I won’t sit here and say: no, I have a contract and I will sit. That won’t happen.” Serhiy Stanislavovych, in your opinion, do you succeed in the Ukrainian national team?

— I have a boss. I will talk, as I said, with Andriy Mykolayovych. My contract expires in two months. I have already told you. I cannot add more. That's it. If the federation decides, we will decide together that there is no future for me in the national team, that's it, no problem. For me, it is not a problem. Don't think that I am holding on to this place here. But before the game, I talked to Andriy Mykolayovych. He said: "After the game, we will talk to you." That's it. Why does this issue bother you so much? Yes, wait, it bothers you. Don't talk about all of Ukraine. Don't talk about all of Ukraine, please. Don't talk about all of Ukraine. Let's move on.

— If you receive an offer from Andriy Shevchenko to continue working with the national team, will you agree or not?

"I haven't spoken yet. I'll hear what he says. I say: I haven't spoken. I'll hear what we're going to talk about."

— Today, fans who are loyal to the national team staged a protest, wrote: "We support you the way you play." How did you perceive this in the team, how do you generally feel about the fact that the fans... Do fans have the right to criticize the national team, in your opinion?

— Yes, they have, they have the right. But I think you can criticize the coach, but I don't think the players didn't give it their all on the field when they played against Sweden. They gave it their all, but unfortunately Sweden is a very strong team. They showed it today. But yes, I agree, someone is shouting "Rib out" there. It's not a problem, the coach should be ready for it, any coach. But I think the boys didn't deserve it. They gave it their all in the match against Sweden, they tried to do it, but...

— How would you rate today's game on a ten-point scale?

— You know, I was asked just now, “How do you rate the two games?”, but I think it was a good game. But we are all upset because this game, unfortunately, is a friendly. I think today the guys did not have such responsibility as against Sweden, yes, they showed very good football, but both teams were upset that they did not make it to the playoff final.

— What about Vitaliy Mykolenko? Because it seems like before the game he was in the starting lineup, and then he was an emergency replacement or injured. What happened?

— Unfortunately, he felt... he says he went to the doctors yesterday, but I didn't know anything about it. And when we were deciding on the first team, he said he was ready. Unfortunately, he got this injury, but as far as I can see now, he says it's not that serious, and he's got five days off now, as he said. I'm sure he'll come back to Everton in good shape.