World Cup 06: Ukraine
In this series of posts we shall look at each country’s current squad who will most likely see action during the games itself. We continue with Ukraine. The full archive is found here.
Projected Lineup: Oleskander Shovkovski, Andriy Rusol, Andriy Nesmachny, Vladimir Yezersky, Anatoly Tymoshchuk, Ruslan Rotan, Andriy Husin, Oleh Husev, Andriy Voronin, Andriy Shevchenko, Andriy Vorobei
Other Players: Bohdan Shust, Serhiy Fedorov, Vladyslav, Viacheslav Svidersky, Andriy Husyn, Oleh Shelaiev, Serhiy Nazarenko, Maxym Kalynychenko, Olexander Kucher, Andriy Voronin, Olexiy Bielik, Serhiy Rebrov, Serhiy Serebrennikov
The only player worth mentioning here is Andriy Shevchenko. He is the AC Milan star who is considered a lethal striker of world standards. However, the European footballer of the year in 2004 may not be enough to carry them to the next round. A number two scorer is badly needed by this team who may rely on Ruslan Rotan ocasionally.
Some notables include Andriy Voronin and Andriy Vorobei at the midfield position; but they are by no means lethal to give Spain neither Tunisia enough to worry about.
Watch out for Ukraine. Their lone star is the only bright hope of this team. You can see in this chart the list of teams and groups they belong to.