Fomenko: Ukraine morale was not right
Ukraine coach Mikhail Fomenko has blamed a lack of squad unity for their dismal showing at Euro 2016.
Despite a much-improved performance, Ukraine slipped to a third successive defeat in Group C after going down 1-0 to Poland in Marseille.
Fomenko wore the look of a beaten man afterwards and conceded there were problems in the squad, prompted in part by a mass brawl in the domestic game between Dynamo Kiev and Shakhtar Donetsk in May which featured several members of the 23-man group in France.
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Despite reports to the contrary, Fomenko has not resigned and reiterated that he would take his time before deciding his own future.
He said: "As always when you work with the national team and you don't get a positive result, you have to think about things and the whole
Ukraine did, at least, departĀ on the back of a positive display and Fomenko is hoping the challenges they've faced in France will be turned into a positive over time.