Shakhtar sporting director Darijo Srna has commented on the decision to sack Igor Jovicevic.
- Many thanks to Jovicevic's coaching staff for a wonderful year. They have done a very good job. I remember a year ago we met here, we started our journey. It ended a couple of days ago. Football is such a life, such a coaching life.
The club made this decision to bring in a new coach, Patrick Van Leeuwen, who we have known for a long time. A man who has come all the way through football. Today he deservedly became Shakhtar's coach. A Dutchman, the Dutch school is one of the best in the world. He showed his result with Maccabi, with Zorya. He made a great result, the same number of points with Dnipro 1, it should be respected. We are confident that this move should bring more benefits," Srna said in a comment to Shakhtar's press-service.