In the second September match in the Nations League, Ukraine crushed Armenia (5:0) in Yerevan. After the game, head coach of the Ukrainian national team Oleksandr Petrakov spoke at a press conference.

— What conclusions can you draw from this match for the upcoming Scotland game?

— Football is very harsh. On September 21, I was in a similar situation to where Armenia's coach and team are now. So right now, I want to support Joaquín Caparrós because the hosts fell under our control.

— How would you evaluate Ignyatenko's actions today?

— I don't like highlighting any one player. Football is a team sport. For example, no goal results from just one mistake but rather a chain of them. So in team play, there's no need to single anyone out. We lost the previous match, now our opponent is desperate. The whole team needs to be highlighted.

— Can we expect the same starting lineup for the next game?

— I've already talked about this. I always take risks. What the lineup will be, I'll think about it. At the beginning of my work, this criticism was hard on me, but now I'm not afraid of it.

— How surprised are you by such a result?

— I'm not surprised. It's very good when after a painful loss the boys understood everything and followed through with it. This is purely their victory. As a coach, I am very pleased that they didn't give up. I thank them very much, well done.

— Many were shocked by the immediate appearance of 11 new players in the starting lineup…

— I want to emphasize that there are no regular starters in my team — we have one collective. There can't be a first and second team in the national squad. Here, footballers play for their clubs where the atmosphere and competition are different. The boys came out, didn't let us down, it was tough. There are players who don't get much playing time at their clubs. I calmed them down, trusted them, they did everything. We're still in the game, we want revenge. But how it will go… We want to outplay Scotland and do everything possible, but I don't know how it will be.