"He has to": Ukraine's leader assesses work with Rotan before match with England

Ukraine midfielder Taras Stepanenko praised his work with the national team's acting head coach Ruslan Rotan. The Shakhtar player noted that the young specialist is fully focused on the Euro 2024 qualifying match against England on March 26 and is also well acquainted with many of the players.

Stepanenko told the official website of the Ukrainian Football Association (UAF). One of the leaders of the "blue-yellow" emphasized that the team has little time left to prepare for the opening match of the qualification for the continental championship.

"Rotan has to prepare us as well as possible. That's why everything will be more intense from now on, because he has to unite the team after a long break and implement his vision of football. He is a very active coach, young and energetic, he played football for many years and now he has switched to coaching. Rotan already has his own experience, so he understands that he is now the head of the national team and is aware of the responsibility he has. He lives for football, he lives for playing with England, and we are all ready to help him. Even some injured players have come to support the team. We are doing everything to get a good result," Stepanenko said.

Recall that the match England - Ukraine will be held at the legendary Wembley Stadium on Sunday, March 26. The game will start at 19:00 Kyiv time.

As reported by OBOZREVATEL, the England national team suffered a great loss before the match against Ukraine, losing their best scorer 2023. And our national team left one of the leaders of the defense.

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