Shevchenko: Deschamps did a great job with France - and not only this year. Why did you think the two deserved to win?
Last Wednesday they recorded a respectable 1-1 draw against four-time world champions Italy.įIFA.com spoke exclusively to Shevchenko about his role as Ukraine coach, his ambitions for the national side and his choices at The Best FIFA Football Awards 2018.įIFA.com: Before we talk about the national team, you voted for Luka Modric and Didier Deschamps at the FIFA Football Awards - both won. The former goal-getter steadily and meticulously built up a new young team – and the results are starting to show.Īlthough Ukraine missed out on a place at the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™, they were the highest climbers in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, leaping six places to 29th thanks to two victories over the Czech Republic (47th, down 3) and Slovakia (26th, no change) in the UEFA Nations League in September. The appointment of Shevchenko as national coach in 2016 heralded a fresh start and a period of transition. The Eastern European side have certainly not been short of talent, with Anatoliy Tymoschuk, Andriy Voronin, Andriy Shevchenko and Serhiy Rebrov all plying their trade at Europe’s top clubs during this period.Īny fears that Ukraine would go backwards after these stars hung up their boots proved to be unfounded. Despite going all the way to the quarter-finals in their first and so far only FIFA World Cup™ appearance in 2006, the Yellow and Blues have frequently fallen short of expectations since, failing to progress past the group stage at UEFA EURO 20. Looking at the cold hard facts, Ukraine have enjoyed few major footballing highlights since gaining independence 27 years ago. Shevchenko: "We have very talented players" Ukraine coach reflects on his transition to coach, rebuilding national team FIFA Integrity Officers’ Integrity PlatformĪndriy Shevchenko speaks exclusively with.Integrity support for Member Associations.Football Technology & Innovation Documents.Injury prevention: Goalkeeper warm-up programme.
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