Ukraine coach Serhiy Rebrov on failing to qualify for UEFA Euro 2024 after draw with Italy
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00:00 (speaking in Russian)
00:06 Ladies and gentlemen, the head coach of the Ukrainian
00:08 national team, Serhii Ryabrov.
00:10 As always, please raise your hand, introduce yourself,
00:13 and ask your question.
00:14 We are ready.
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01:28 Any questions we have?
01:29 Yes, please.
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03:23 Yes, please.
03:24 You just press the button.
03:26 Sorry, a question in English, if that's okay?
03:32 Yes, please.
03:33 So it's been -- obviously you've been on the road.
03:35 It's been really, really difficult to play away from
03:37 home for so long.
03:38 I'm wondering, you came so close tonight.
03:40 How difficult is it to regroup and to know that you
03:43 need to go through the knockouts again next year?
03:49 Of course it's difficult.
03:50 If you see our group, of course in Ukraine not lots
03:55 of people believe in us, and we fight it until the
03:57 last game.
04:00 I'm pleasure to the players.
04:01 We are working together only nearly half year, and I
04:04 think they show the wish to understand our model of
04:07 the game.
04:08 They show the wish to show the character of Ukraine,
04:15 because now, as all of you knows, the war in Ukraine
04:19 is continuing, and I think it's quite hard for the
04:24 players.
04:25 They're always watching the telephone.
04:27 They're always watching the news, same as me, and in
04:30 this atmosphere not easy to work.
04:32 But we all understand that we are present very strong
04:35 country, and I think today on the pitch all the players
04:38 showed that we have a character and we fight for
04:41 our country.
04:43 Yes, please, colleagues.
04:44 Some more questions.
04:46 Yes, please.
04:47 Sergei, I believe you've answered this question
04:50 already in Ukrainian, but could you answer in English
04:52 please?
04:53 What do you think about the penalty decision at the
04:55 end?
04:56 There's no VAR check.
04:57 Do you feel it was a penalty?
04:59 I just answer it.
05:00 I didn't know.
05:01 It's not VAR check.
05:02 I think they checked, and I think they decided it's
05:04 not a penalty.
05:05 As I said, from my point of view, it was a penalty,
05:08 but again, I was not in this episode, and it's only
05:13 about my emotions.
05:15 Some more questions.
05:17 Do we have?
05:18 No?
05:19 Yes, please.
05:20 Thank you.
05:21 What do you think about the crowd and the atmosphere
05:24 tonight in Leverkusen?
05:26 Yeah, I always tell them I like to play in Germany.
05:29 I'm sure the players like to be here because it's very
05:32 friendly.
05:33 I'm pleased that Germany and Leverkusen gave us
05:36 opportunity to play in this beautiful city.
05:39 I'm very happy that we have this opportunity to play
05:42 in this beautiful stadium.
05:44 The same atmosphere when it was a game and all the
05:47 players of Italy, all the Italian supporters
05:50 apologized for us.
05:52 I think this is really emotional things.
05:55 It's helped all of us.
05:57 I'm sure this game is showed for lots of countries,
06:00 and I think Italian people and Italian players show
06:03 respect, show support of Ukraine, and I think the
06:06 atmosphere in the stadium was very good.
06:09 OK, yes.
06:12 Thank you very much.
06:13 Thank you.
06:14 Thank you.
06:16 Thank you.
06:17 Thank you.
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