The head coach of Ukraine's youth team (players born in 2010 or later) Volodymyr Samborskyi summarized the previous training camp.

Ukraine's U-16 national team concluded a training camp that took place in Italy. There, the blue-and-yellow team played two friendlies against local counterparts (2:6 and 0:3).

Upon returning home, our team's head coach Volodymyr Samborskyi gave an interview to the official website of the UAF summarizing the training camp.

— Mr. Volodymyr, what are your conclusions regarding the previous training camp?

— I am satisfied that we managed to play against such a strong team as Italy's national team. To be more precise, I consider it one of the strongest in Europe in this age category. It was good for us to see our team playing against Italians at the very beginning of its formation. We saw what we need to work on primarily. Note that for nine of our footballers, this was their first such experience, while our opponent already had a core of its team.

This was an invaluable experience. I am grateful to the UAF leadership for organizing such a camp and to the Italian side for inviting us to play friendlies with them.

It is important for us to hold as many selection camps as possible. I am glad that the association's management shares my view. Work in this direction has already begun.  

— You mentioned there was work to be done. What did you have in mind primarily?

— We need to radically change the preparation of our footballers from a very young age. There is a noticeable difference in individual class, intensity, and thinking speed. We need to move away from the concept of results at any cost and work on technical training for players.  

— Are there boys in this team who are destined to become great masters?

— We have a lot of talented young players. The boys just need the right conditions for their development. I believe that a player who outgrows his age group should rise higher in the club. However, much depends on the footballers themselves as well. They must extract the maximum from themselves not only during games but also at training sessions.

— Are there any plans for your team's next camp?

— April camps are definitely planned. During them, Ukraine's national team will play in the UEFA Development Tournament. However, I do not rule out that we might gather earlier.