Sudakov under fire? Some defend the Benfica star: “Our defence…” | OneFootball

Keeping up with the Ukrainian national team's schedule, which last Friday, September 5th, lost its first match against France. Georgiy Sudakov was heavily criticized for his defensive stance. However, not everyone believes that the new offensive midfielder of Benfica should be entirely blamed for the situation.

Heavily criticized for not helping to defend following the first French goal, the former forward began by emphasizing that the whole team was caught off guard: "At that moment we were a bit confused. All our defense shifted to the right flank to block the opponents and a series of mistakes happened."

Despite acknowledging that Georgiy Sudakov was partly to blame for the 1-0 situation in favor of France, the former Ukrainian international points out that the blame 'does not die alone': "Yes, Sudakov did not run and did not return as he should have. But it's not just his fault."

The former forward, who spent part of his career in the Netherlands, pointed out that no one knew how to react to the counterattack led by the Bayern Munich winger: "Many of our players did not see Olise running and just looked at the ball. Therefore, it is wrong to lay all the blame on Sudakov."

So far this season, Georgiy Sudakov - valued at 32 million euros - has played 10 matches: five in the Europa League qualification phase, three in the National Championship and two in the Conference League preliminaries. In the 763 minutes he was on the pitch, the midfielder made two assists.

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