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Ukraine head coach Oleh Blokhin joked that star striker Andriy Shevchenko serves the rest of squad with hot drinks.

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SOUNDBITE (Russian) Oleh Blokhin, Ukraine national football team coach

"The French and English football teams are among the best in the world, so when Laurent Blanc says that France are an outsider in our group, I think that he is not being completely honest. France have very good players, the team is building up again. They have very young players who are still learning and as I have said previously Ukraine have only won one match against them, which is almost nothing."

SOUNDBITE (Russian) Oleh Blokhin, Ukraine national football team coach

"Shevchenko can bring coffee and tea for the rest of team... No, but seriously, what can he bring to the team? I am joking of course, but I don't know, Shevchenko behaves normally. He is one of the 23 players who play under my authority, and he stays within the limits of his role. But he does set an example in professionalism, showing that at his age someone can still be a good player. That is what he brings to other players, he is the best example for younger players."