- If Shakhtar won they would have approached us while we have tough matches ahead. The game was even today. Shakhtar did well in terms of possession while we defended orderly and didn’t give them space. Thus they practically didn’t create chances.
The game wasn’t spectacular, but that’s okay when the match is so important. On one side there was a skillful team with great talents, on the other – physically strong and orderly team that knows what to do on the field.
- Sydorchuk was absent today which let Andriyevskyi demonstrate what he’s capable of.
- For instance, in Barcelona we had the same duo of midfielders as today and they did a good job. Just like in the friendly against BATE at the training camp. Unfortunately both got injured later while Sydorchuk and Shaparenko round each other out too. Anyway, I picked Shepelev and Andriyevskyi today as they balance our attack and defense. They’ve had a good game.
The pressure of the match resulted in individual mistakes which is something I didn’t like, especially when we switched from defense to attack. But I’m satisfied with final score. Generally the team played wisely and carried out my plan.
