 |
|
||
 |
|||
 |
 |
 |
   |  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Yezersky doubtful to face Tunisia
 Yezersky is Ukraine's major doubt ahead of the crunch clash with Tunisia. SPECIAL REPORTBERLIN, Germany -- Ukraine defender Volodymir Yezersky is doubtful for Friday's World Cup Group H match against Tunisia with a thigh injury. Debutants Ukraine are likely to only need a draw to reach the last 16 behind probable group winners Spain, who play Saudi Arabia on Friday. Tunisia can still qualify with a win. "Yezersky did some training in the stadium on his own but I'm not sure if he will play tomorrow," said Blokhin. "As far as the other players are concerned, they are generally fit and ready to play." The exception is uncapped Dmitro Chigrinksy. The central defender has a thigh injury and could return to his club Shakhtar Donetsk for treatment as early as Friday. Blokhin would not reveal any details about his lineup but echoed captain Andriy Shevchenko by saying the side would not be playing for a draw. "We will definitely play for the win. That is my strategy and my philosophy," said Blokhin. "We all know what can happen if you play for the draw. "Tunisia still have a chance to reach the next round. Most of their players play in Europe and they are a very good and very disciplined side." Asked whether Shevchenko was back to full fitness after his knee injury, Blokhin said he did not like talking about individual players. "One player cannot win a match alone and I prefer to talk about the whole team," he said. 
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||
 |
|
| © 2007 Cable News Network LP, LLLP. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved. Terms under which this service is provided to you. Read our privacy guidelines. Contact us. Site Map. |
|
External sites open in new window; not endorsed by CNN.com
Pay service with live and archived video. 
