Ukraine's all-time selection carries the clearest legacy of Lobanovskyi's football: athletic, highly organised and built to make intensity a technical weapon rather than simple running.
Blokhin, Shevchenko and Belanov give the front line speed, directness and ruthless movement, while Zavarov and the Dynamo Kyiv midfield tradition add enough intelligence to connect the first press with the next attack.
The 4-4-2 is deliberately compact and aggressive. The wide players are expected to work both ways, the central pair must cover ground and the back four should defend forward whenever the pressing line is triggered. It is a team that wants the match played at its speed.
Against possession-heavy opponents, Ukraine's challenge is to sustain the pressure without opening the spaces behind it. If the distances stay short, this selection is powerful, athletic and extremely uncomfortable to play against.
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