Although Ukraine lost 2-3 to the Netherlands in the first match of the group stage, the team's tenacious performance gave manager Shevchenko confidence.
For the name Shevchenko, I believe that no fan will feel strange, with the "Ukrainian nuclear warhead" known as Shevchenko, has always been AC Milan fans and Ukrainian legendary existence. On the stage of euro 2020 qualifiers, the performance of the Ukrainian team is undoubtedly the most surprising. They beat Portugal, led by Cristiano Ronaldo, in the group stage and qualified with the first place in the group.
Shevchenko According to Visual China
This Ukrainian team does not have much star flavor, and the most familiar players in the whole team besides manager Shevchenko are The only ones who are rolling in the Premier League are Zinchenko and Andrei Yarmolenko. However, most of the main players of the team are the backbone of the Ukrainian Super League team Donetsk Miner, such as flanker Marlos, central defender Mikora Matviyenko, goalkeeper Andrei Piatov and other players with great European experience.
Under Shevchenko's leadership, Ukraine has not lost in the European Cup qualifiers. But since coaching Ukraine in 2016, Shevchenko has not been without difficulties. In the 2018 Fifai world cup qualifiers in Russia, the Ukrainian team was not able to break through the siege, and thus did not qualify for the World Cup, at that time, there were no doubts about Shevchenko.
Roma boss Jose Mourinho became the celebrity of this national team competition - Mourinho openly believed in his column that Shevchenko's tactical standards were overrated, "After the super shooter became a coach, he was just lucky to get a super partner like Tassotti to make the Ukrainian national team achieve good results." In fact, Sheva is a mascot for Ukrainian football, his tactical thinking is very ordinary, he is more relying on his former fame as a Ballon d'Or winner and handsome appearance to enhance the value of the team. ”
Mourinho stressed that he did not target his former Chelsea disciples, but said that outside public opinion held Shevchenko too high and ignored the behind-the-scenes hero Tassotti behind him.
Shepchenko played for Mourinho under Visual China
For Shevchenko and his Ukrainian team, the first big test after the replacement of the team is also facing great pressure. The 44-year-old Sheva is still young as a manager, especially this generation of rising stars.
In the first half of today's match, the Ukrainian team resisted the Dutch team's attack and ensured that the goal was not lost, but only 7 minutes after the start of the second half, goalkeeper Bush Chang did not save the ball far, resulting in the first goal conceded. Then at almost the same angle, the defender again made a mistake and lost the ball, by which time the military was in disarray, and Shevchenko was anxiously pacing on the sidelines. But he didn't rush to make a swap and chose to trust the players. Sure enough, in the 75th and 79th minutes, the Ukrainian team equalized at one point in two consecutive minutes. Ukraine already saw hope of a point, but in the 82nd minute, the team again missed a hand on the left and was headed by Dumfries who seized the opportunity to head the goal.
Despite giving the world a glimpse of its own strength, the Ukrainian team's left side defense is clearly prone to errors, and if Shevchenko wants the team to go further, it must solve the problem of defensive side.
Red Star News reporter Hu Minjuan
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