Trubin and Sudakov in trouble? Compatriot explains Benfica star | OneFootball

Ukraine’s elimination from the 2026 World Cup, against Sweden, caused major turmoil within the national team. However, according to Kyrylo Krutorogov, the crisis is only temporary, as he believes the current generation, which includes Anatoliy Trubin and Georgiy Sudakov, stars of Benfica, does not fully understand the seriousness of the situation.

Before the friendly match against Albania, in which the two Eagles stars are involved, the Ukrainian journalist said that the national team was heavily criticised for its poor performance against Sweden, but pointed out that Trubin was the only one to come out unscathed.

"Trubin? Trubin’s performance was good. He gave no reason for criticism. Everyone else was criticised," Kyrylo Krutorogov began by saying, in comments to Record, stating that the Benfica goalkeeper is the one least to blame for the situation.

"Well, Sudakov... No one criticised Sudakov personally, but he went unnoticed – with no creativity or attacking impact, like the rest of the team," added the Ukrainian journalist, admitting that Benfica’s number 10 fell short of what was expected.

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