Former head coach of Karpaty, Metallist, Mariupol, and several other Ukrainian clubs, Oleksandr Sevydov, has shared his impressions of the performance of the Ukrainian youth team at Euro 2023. Sevydov praised the team’s attacking play but pointed out their defensive problems. He mentioned that although the offensive line looks good, the team struggles with one-on-one situations and securing their partners, resulting in enough chances for the opponents to score. Sevydov sees this as a dangerous trend. The Ukrainian U-21 team currently holds the second place in their group and will face France in the quarter-finals.
Former head coach of Karpaty, Metallist, Mariupol and several other Ukrainian clubs Oleksandr Sevydov shared his impressions of the performance of the Ukrainian youth team at Euro 2023.
Oleksandr Sevidov praised Ukraine’s U-21 team for the attacking play they showed at Euro 2023, but noted the team’s problems defensively.
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“Yes, the offensive line looks very good, but we also have big problems when playing defensively. We don’t always play one-on-one successfully, we don’t always have time to secure our partners and close the dangerous zone, in every goal game we have enough chances.”
Football player of the Ukrainian youth team. Photo: Oksana Vasilyeva
An expert in the volatile blue-yellow game in defense sees a trend.
“We played well against Romania (1:0), but again, our goals had enough chances. This is already a trend, and the trend is very dangerous,” said Sevidov in the Finty and Tackles program.
- The national team of Ukraine U-21 with seven points in the asset leaves the second place in their group;
- In the 1/4 finals, Ruslan Rotan’s ward will fight with France. The game will take place on Sunday, July 2. The fight will start at 22:00;
- In April 2023, the court in Lausanne upheld the decision of the UAF, according to which Sevidov was banned from football for life for participating in match-fixing at PFC Sumy. He was there from 2017 to 2018. working as a consultant.
