When the national team is facing a key match in the World Cup qualifier play-offs, shouldn't the club, especially the domestic giant club, fully support it?
The answer, perhaps, is no!
On June 1, Beijing time, the Qatar World Cup European Qualifier Playoff Scottish Home Game against Ukraine will be played at Scotland's home stadium. Fingers crossed, and there were less than 40 days left before this life-and-death battle.
In order to be able to organize the training of players who have been in the squad for a long time as soon as possible, the Ukrainian national team decided to start a one-month training camp for the players of the national team like the national football team from May 3, and the training site was set in Slovenia, and the number of selected players was 25.
The head coach of the Ukrainian national team, Petrakov, said that the time left for the team is running out, considering that many players have not been able to participate in the game in the past month or so, and even normal training cannot be guaranteed, so a long training camp is very necessary.
From the point of view of Ukrainian football, they can no longer afford to hit. From February 26, for reasons known to the Ukrainian Premier League, the Ukrainian Premier League is suspended indefinitely, and as things stand, the ukrainian premier league of the season can be declared over.
Most of the players of the Ukrainian national team come from Ukrainian national leagues, especially several big teams, among them, Dynamo Kiev, founded in 1927, has won the top league of Ukrainian football 16 times, as a domestic giant, Dynamo Kiev has always been a big international player.
In this season's Ukrainian Super League, Kiev won 14 wins, drew 3 and lost 1 loss, ranking second with 45 points, only 2 points for miners with 15 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. In the latest edition of the national team training list, Kiev has a total of 12 players selected, occupying half of the country.
However, Dynamo Kiev clearly informed the Ukrainian Football Association that it refused the training order of the national team and refused to let 12 internationals participate in the training camp!
As for the rationale, Kyiv Dynamo boss Igor Sulkis said the club, after discussions with the team's head coach Mircea Lucescu, decided to hold a series of charity friendly matches to raise funds, the timing of which clashed with the national team's training camp. From the club's point of view, friendlies are even more important!
The league suspension has left most internationals without the ball to play, and now half of the internationals are unable to participate in a month-long training camp, only 40 days before the World Preliminary Round, Ukrainian national team coach Petrakov shelled Dynamo Kiev's decision: "What official matches are they preparing for?" But it's a friendly! What FIFA regulation proves that a club refuses to release a player because of a friendly match? ”
Although Petrakov's attitude is so tough, the Ukrainian Football Association is also powerless, and if you want to qualify for the World Cup, you need to defeat Scotland first, and then win against Wales.