Markku Kanerva: "During the match, the level of pressure from Ukraine on us will inevitably change"

Head coach of the Finland national team, Markku Kanerva, held a press conference in Helsinki ahead of their 2022 World Cup qualifier match against Ukraine.

Markku Kanerva: "During the match, the level of pressure from Ukraine on us will inevitably change"

The coach of "Pugachiv" shared his thoughts about tomorrow's match. This is reported by the official website of the Finnish Football Association.

"“Ukraine will definitely be playing to win, as they haven't scored yet in our group. On the other hand, Ukrainians have never lost. During the match their level of pressure on us is bound to change. We've already seen this. One of our directions for developing the game is how we can cope with strong opponents using pressing.”

"“And there are losses in both teams. If we look at the Ukrainian national team players, then at least 10 players from the predicted starting lineup play in the current Champions League. And the only one who doesn't play there is the half-back from England's Premier League, Andriy Yarmolenko. So they have a high level of performers, even without Zinchenko and Malinovskyi. This is a qualified, physically strong team. To achieve success tomorrow, we will need to put in maximum effort.”"— said Markku Kanerva.

Recalling, the match between the national teams of Finland and Ukraine in the World Cup qualifiers-2022 will take place on October 9th in Velsinke at the Olympic Stadium (kickoff — at 7:00 PM).