The head coach of the Ukrainian national team Alexander Petrakov said that he wants to take advantage of the pause in the international calendar to gain new knowledge in the clubs of the top championships.
According to the specialist, he is especially impressed by the method of work of the head coach of the Italian Atalanta Gian Piero Gasperini.
– There are many good coaches, world stars. I do not want to name any person separately. So far, the UAF president promised me that he would help me to go somewhere. I love the work of Gian Piero Gasperini at Atalanta. Where Ruslan Malinovsky is.
If I can agree with Gasperini that he will accept me, then I will go for 3-4 days. He said numbers, approximately the end of January – early February, there will be a break, & # 8212; Petrakov admitted.
The coach of the national team noted that it is tedious to take advantage of the pause to watch training sessions and trends in football, to communicate with other football experts.
– Maybe , I'm going to England. Maybe I'll go to Leeds United to see Marcelo Bielse if they accept me. The sports director there is a Spaniard. Maybe to Zinchenko and Guardiola in Manchester City. I just want to chat, watch classes. You need to communicate with people and move forward, – he added.
On November 26, the Ukrainian national team recognized an opponent in the semi-finals of the playoff selection for the World Cup. The blue-yellows will have to play with the Scottish team.
In case of a positive result for the Ukrainians in the match with the cattle, they will face the final confrontation in the fight for a ticket to Qatar with someone from the Wales duo & # 8212; Austria.