Semi-defender of the national team of Ukraine, Georgiy Sudakov, commented on the defeat in the Euro-2024 qualifier match against Italy (1:2).

"There's no point looking for excuses now — we need to work. The Italians played just as well three days ago. So there's no point saying anything about recovery.

My mistake was that I didn't pick up the studs... The first goal by the Italians greatly influenced our further play. But we played pretty decently, Serhiy Stanislavovych praised us. We did everything in our power. Of course, it was very difficult. With such support at 'San Siro' against such a team, it's really tough to play.

As you can see, on this level, similar mistakes are not tolerated. One mistake is enough for the opponent to score a goal. I want to apologize to my teammates and fans because at this level, I shouldn't make such mistakes. There are no small things in football.

We understand that we need to improve a lot, work hard. We believe that we have all the chances to get out of the group. We still have three matches ahead, so we're preparing for them.

Possession of the ball in games against such opponents? Everything is possible; it mainly depends on the mindset and mentality. It's very difficult to play against England or Italy because their name immediately takes precedence, and they start controlling the initiative right away.

There's enormous pressure when you're playing at 'San Siro' in front of 60 thousand fans. The hosts apply extremely high pressing," — Georgiy Sudakov notes.