PETRAKOV: “Now the actors go to work for two days in bed with their spouses”

Head coach of the Ukrainian national team Alexander Petrakov He jokingly commented on the friendly match against Croatian “Rijeka” (1:1).

“Football players need to work in bed now. They go to their wives. Let them work in bed for two days. If there are forces (smiles).

We gathered on April 30, traveled for two days. Shakhtar players came first, Dynamo came on 5 May. The guys trained well, played a training camp and three matches. None of them have any questions. We will make decisions now, they are always difficult, but this is football – here the fittest survive. Now we give the kids two days off. I am satisfied with the progress of wages.

There are no matches scheduled for May 23 yet, but it has been rumored that it could happen. Also, on the 26th, where all foreign players will come together, we will play with 90% DR Congo team. We will train and fly to Glasgow on 30 May. God bless everyone stay healthy as there will be an English Premier League tour this weekend. Malinovsky misses the Atalanta game and arrives earlier.

Regarding Popov’s injury, they said in Rome that Achilles was intact with minor injuries. The doctor will check his condition tomorrow. They said it would take about a week. All the bad things about Denis are gone.

And it wasn’t the picture that was supposed to be on the field today. The road was very difficult. Today we got up at 8 am, went to the airport with a half hour flight delay. We arrived in Rijeka and the temperature there was 27 degrees. Until you reach the hotel. But don’t think I’m making excuses. I’ve never experienced this. The men only rested for an hour and left for the game. Many thanks to them for playing today.

Weekend? We will be at the base with our coaching staff, we will go to Ljubljana and see the city. Coaches also need to take a break from football to gain strength. I came here for the European Junior Championships in 2012.

Watching the Europa League final? Now we will go to the hotel, there will be dinner. Then we get on the bus and go to Ljubljana, so we will watch the match that has already been recorded.”