Jozsef Szabo: "At one time we were in touch with Valeriy Lobanovskiy..."

Former head coach of FC Dynamo Kyiv and the Ukraine national football team Yozhef Sabo believes that the future champion Shakhtar Donetsk is approaching the finish line in the Ukrainian championship having been "bogged down".

- As for Shakhtar's players and game, they have been a bit lacklustre of late, let's put it that way. Jovicevic's team have stopped running at the end of the league season. At one time we talked to Valeriy Lobanovskiy: when players get bogged down in such situations, how can they be pulled out of the hole?

I do not know if Iovichevich will pull players out of the hole and restore their confidence in their strength and physical condition. I think in recent games Shakhtar look weak. Yes, they will win, but I do not see Shakhtar's usual game, -Ukrainian Footballquotes Sabo as saying.