Ukraine was eliminated from Euro-2020, in a heavy defeat against England 0-4 in Rome. Selector Andriy Shevchenko was vague when asked about his continuation in the role,
“The Euro is over for us now. Let’s go back to Kiev, analyze what we’ve achieved and evaluate. The federation will make a decision, there is time for that, no one is in a hurry», declared Shevchenko, who has a contract until December 2022, that is, until the World Cup.
As for the game, the coach chose a decisive moment: the forced departure of defender Kryvtsov, in the 34th minute, when England were already ahead thanks to an early goal from Kane in the 4th minute. “The game changed because of an episode. I don’t think Ukraine didn’t show what it was doing, we didn’t change our principles. But we missed a few times with set pieces, and there was Kryvtsov’s injury. We don’t have another defense like him», he analyzed.
The Ukrainian team had never gone so far in the Euro and Shevchenko made a point of highlighting him: «Until we have a strong league, we will rarely reach this level. To compete with these opponents it is necessary to have athletes who play in the top five leagues in Europe. I was very happy with what we did, with everyone’s dedication and attitude.”
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