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Ex player ““And now Football Club expert Vyacheslav Shevchuk summed up Pitmen’s match in the fourth round of the Champions League group stage with Borussia Mönchengladbach (0: 4)
“The match for Shakhtar was not a success both in terms of game and result. Shakhtar could not draw the proper conclusions, or maybe they did, but at the moment they cannot provide Borussia with something new. The game did not work out. There was no concentration, since all the balls were scored from set pieces, and with standards, attention and concentration are very important.
At the moment, Shakhtar is in poor physical shape, there are also problems with psychology, there is no confidence in his abilities, because now it is such a period. I have heard, I totally disagree with him. For me, the numbers are an empty space, I did not see the quality of the Shakhtar game. The team now cannot use the defense outlet, there is no high pressure, there is control of the ball in the midline, but this is not enough now. The statistic of who is in control of the ball is not an advantage, they are not scoring opportunities. In my opinion, now the Shakhtar has sunk to the bottom and we have to roll up our sleeves again and work on all components of the game.
I don’t think there’s anything to add, it’s just that the team is in such a psychological state right now, there’s no confidence. With such players available, the team should be more aggressive, the pace should be high, control of the ball should be much faster. All of this is broadcast from the Ukrainian league, where Shakhtar also has no advantage there, but how should it appear in the Champions League? Therefore, Shakhtar must seriously rework in all areas of game development.
For me it is clear that Shakhtar is a Champions League team. The Europa League is a completely different tournament, in which Shakhtar have outnumbered many of their rivals. The Champions League is a different tournament, a different quality, a different intensity of play. Now there is a real chance to stay in the Europa League and continue to play in European competitions, so the team must be focused, score points in the remaining Champions League matches and continue to play in the Europa League.
Now there is such a trend that many teams do not have stability, there is a decline, then a progression in the game, this also affected Shakhtar, so you should not be discouraged, because the guys know how to play, which they showed a few months ago. In the Europa League they crushed everyone, they showed a good level of play in the Ukrainian league, so they must remember those moments, go back to working well in training and reflect this on the field. I think these players will show a good level of play, “said Shevchuk.
