The well-known Ukrainian football player Oleksandr Chizhevsky told about the prospects of Shakhtar Donetsk under the new head coach of this team Igor Jovičevich.
Alexander Chizhevsky“It is clear that it is very difficult for Jovićević, he has taken on a great responsibility. For many years, Shakhtar relied on good legionnaires, and now they need to squeeze the maximum out of their Ukrainian players and put on a quality game. Because Shakhtar plays in the Champions League and has no right to fall below its level.
Shakhtar's problematic positions are full-backs. Traore will play in the attack, they will also blind something in the middle of the field, Matvienko and Krivtsov will close the center of defense, but there is a problem with the full-backs.
Jovicevich worked well in Karpaty and Dnipro-1 and, God forbid, that he succeeded in Shakhtar. It is clear that he needs time, it will not work out quickly. I think that at first there will be a lot of criticism against him, but if the management is patient, then he will deliver the game that everyone wants to see. I can only wish that he succeeds. But I repeat - it will be very difficult. It is a big challenge to succeed with young footballers. Shakhtar with legionnaires has shown decent results in Europe for many years and it will be hard to stay afloat.
It is clear that in the Ukrainian championship, Shakhtar has no right to fall below second place, although they always have the highest standard - the championship. But it will be hard. I believe that the Ukrainian championship will level off this season and not only Dynamo and Shakhtar, but also Dnipro-1 and Vorskla will fight for the championship, given the game that the Poltava club showed with AIK, "- Chizhevsky said.
