MARKEVYCH: “Certainly, we need to gradually rejuvenate the composition of the Ukrainian national team”

Famous Ukrainian coach Miron Markevich He analyzed Ukraine’s win over Scotland (3:1) and loss to Wales (0:1) in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

“It was a good game against Scotland, the opponent didn’t have a chance. Our old illness affected Wales – we always play the second game worse than the first. I’m not saying we played badly, but unfortunately it was not a game against Scotland. In addition to the goal, Wales’ He had two more 100% chances.

I think with Wales Mudrik should play in the A team. It looks like we played well and controlled the ball, but nobody could beat them one-on-one. We had to bring creativity to the fore. A sage would be very helpful here.

Dovbik came in as a very good substitute against Scotland. With Wales at least half should have been given to him. He knows how to beat one on one and does it easily. Galli stopped in their own penalty area and responded, but we could not find a player who could destroy their defensive shields.

But this is my opinion. The head coach was probably guided by the fact that the winning team did not change. We had an advantage, we had to finish them. Wales team is nothing.

You definitely need to gradually rejuvenate the composition. We have huge problems in the support zone. God bless Stepanenko so he can play for at least a few more years. But now we have to find someone to replace him. It can be seen that Sidorchuk did not pull. We also have a problem with the right-back.

Of the youth, Pikhalenok, Sudakov, Mudrik look very good. They need to be more boldly involved in the base, especially now we will be playing League of Nations matches. You also need to give Dovbik more time.

The backbone of the national team is very good, so now we need to rejuvenate the team somewhere. There, almost all the guys play for the Spanish national team and show good football. They boldly go to such experiments, and we need to keep up,” said Markevich.