Recently, blue-and-yellow players arrived at the camp with APL legionnaires. Andriy Yarmolenko commented on his farewell from "West Ham" and talked about motivation ahead of the match against Scotland.

"To be honest, I couldn't wait for the season to end so that I could come to the national team, see the guys. I was really sad, I was in touch with them all the time. But one thing is talking on the phone, and another is face-to-face. I'm very happy to see the boys again, share the football field with them. We start working and preparing.

My contract ended, so we shook hands with "West Ham" and wished each other the best. With this club, fans, players, I will only have the warmest feelings. I found many friends there. Of course, in football terms, I didn't play as much as I would have liked to. But if you look at it globally, I got to know many interesting people, learned their traditions. Saw how Scotland supports Ukraine. So I can only be grateful to these people. I can say that I did everything I could. I'm one hundred percent sure that I gave the club all I had. "West Ham" also gave me a lot, showed me that it's truly a great club in England. So I am very grateful to the fans and teammates...

As for Scotland, no matter which national team we play against, the meeting will be tough and tense. Everyone understands that this is a match for World Cup qualification, such games are not easy. Of course, we will prepare, train, try to win. We know it's going to be hard, but we have to come out and give all our strength.

Each player has already gotten used to the fact that football is emotions, constant pressure from fans. We're used to this. But of course, because you want to give people some joy, it adds inspiration, strength. You are ready to work, knowing that you have to come out on the field and give all your strength for yourself, our fans, all Ukrainians, for those soldiers who defend us and our families. Of course, the boys saw appeals from our military, asking and begging us to give them a ticket to the World Cup. I can't guarantee we'll go there, but I promise that we will give everything for this."

Recall that the match of the 1/2 final round of qualification for the 2022 World Cup between the national teams of Scotland and Ukraine will take place on June 1 at Hampden Park in Glasgow.