The defeat to Inter in the Europa League semi-finals was the most important lesson for me – football.ua



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Pitmen’s mentor spoke about the upcoming Champions League game against the Milan team.

Shakhtar will meet Inter at home in the second round of the Champions League group stage and will seek revenge for a crushing defeat in the semifinals of the last Europa League. The head coach of the Donetsk club, Luis Castro, shared his expectations for the next match and also spoke about the differences between his team’s two past matches, against Poltava Vorskla (1: 1) and Real Madrid (3: two).

“If we compare the matches with Real and Vorskla, then you have to understand that they were completely different matches. Against Poltava we managed to shoot 14 times on goal, while the opponent made 7 of those shots and possession of the ball was 70-30 in our favor. We dominated in the match with Vorskla, creating a large number of chances. Against Real, if I’m not mistaken, the possession of the ball went from 57 to 43 in favor of the rival, but in that match Shakhtar had more dangerous chances. At the beginning, we had the same attitude for both games. We always tried to put pressure on the rival goal, but Vorskla closed and sat in defense, while Real played a more offensive football. This is the main difference between these games, and the level of the teams. It’s completely different. Shakhtar failed to turn their chances against the Vorskla gate, and against Real they turned out to perform this task much better. “

“Matvienko and Pyatov are announced for the next game with Inter. With regard to the crushing defeat two months ago in the semifinals of the Europa League, that situation showed me what I already knew about football. In this sport, everything goes from Suddenly. You never know for sure. That the outcome of the match is a foregone conclusion, and we already won. I’m not saying that we controlled the course of that match, but by halftime our portfolio was minimal. Inter had chances, one of which it was fulfilled, which cannot be said about us. Half, we were able to immediately compare the score. No one knows how events would have developed in the match if we had scored then. When Inter sent the second goal into our goal, the game was It started to get out of hand. We understood that to achieve a positive result after that That match with Inter reminds me of that meeting in Zagreb, when we lost 1: 3, but we managed to equalize the sea cador at the end of the game and reach the knockout stages of the Champions League. Anything can happen against Inter. “

“Every day, with each new game, the players and I learn something new. The most important lesson I learned from the defeat to Inter in the semi-finals of the Europa League is that you always have to keep going no matter what. lately I imagine that there is always a huge rock in front of me, which has to be overcome in some way: break the tunnel, go over the top, turn to the right or to the left. This is how we find ourselves. A new season has begun, in the that we have the following goals: to become champions of Ukraine, win the Ukrainian Cup and have a great campaign in the European Cup matches. You always have to not give up and move towards the goal. Only then will you truly dedicate yourself to your work “.

“If I’m not mistaken, against Real there were only three players in our team who were over 23 years old. To be honest, I never pay attention to the age of a player, because the main thing is the presence or absence of certain qualities. We have We have to meet up with one of the best clubs in Italy, who are hoping to reach the Champions League playoffs from third place, so our guys will be very motivated. It is always important that the team has some soul and will to win. In case of hard training, the result will not be long in coming. “.

“Young players are no exception. I am sure they will have positive energy, motivation and the desire to be victorious in the game with Inter. But in addition to all this, all boys, regardless of their age, must have strict discipline, attention and dedication During the entire 90 minutes. We must be a single team, because in football there is not a single club that achieves success only at the expense of one player, “said Luis Castro at the pre-match press conference.

As a reminder, the Shakhtar vs Inter match will take place tomorrow, October 27, at 7:55 p.m. Kiev time. In Football.ua An online broadcast of the meeting will be available.



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