The head coach of the national team of Ukraine Oleksandr Petrakov spoke at a press conference on the eve of the League of Nations match against Armenia.

- Is it true that playing in Lodz is your wish?
- Yes, it was my wish. The management asked where I wanted to play, in which city. I suggested Lodz. I knew that many Ukrainians worked and lived here, more than six thousand.

- It has been 10 years since Ukraine and Poland held Euro 2012 together. What memories do you have of this tournament?
- I was at the Ukraine-Sweden game. I was proud of the country when ours won. I remember this match.

- Are the players who missed the match with Ireland ready to play?
- Taras Stepanenko and Georgy Bushchan went home. Eduard Sobol starts training today after a cold, but Oleksandr Syrota fell ill. Everyone else is healthy. Now there will be a training session, after that we will see who looks like.

- What are your memories of the U-20 World Cup in Poland, which the youth national team of Ukraine won in 2019?
- This is in the past. I turn the page and live on.