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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01:25 (speaking in Russian)

01:28 Any questions we have?

01:29 Yes, please.

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02:35 (speaking in Russian)

02:53 (speaking in Russian)

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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