Daniil IGNATENKO: “Somehow left after the victory over Ireland”

Midfielder of Shakhtar Donetsk Daniel IgnatenkoHe spoke about his first call to the Ukraine national team, which has been on loan for France’s Bordeaux since January.

– Where and when did you learn about Alexander Petrakov’s interest?

– On the way to the airport after the Nantes game, the national team manager called and gave me this news. Then Alexander Vasilievich called me, said that he watched the games with my participation. What he likes is the way I show myself when playing for Bordeaux. Well, about what calls me to the position of the national team.

– What is your first reaction?

– I felt happy. And what other reaction can there be when you are called up to the main team of the country?

– How did you meet on the team? How is the atmosphere in the team?

– Good. There is a good atmosphere in the team. I know a lot of guys so it wasn’t a problem. Of course, at first she clung to the guys she had recently played with – Dovbika, Pikhalenka. Also Sikana from Shakhtar. It took me three or four days to adjust, and then I talked to all the men.

– What mood prevailed in the team after the Wales game?

Of course, everyone was very upset. How else? We expected a different result. Many had a dream: to go to Qatar for the World Cup with the national team. Probably there was a certain devastation among all the players of the national team. For two days everyone was sad. And after the victory over Ireland in the League of Nations, he somehow let go, the mood improved. It’s ok now.