Oleksandriya midfielder Artem Shulianskyi is one of the team's key players. When Ruslan Rotan joined the team's coaching staff, the young player began to receive regular game practice. In an interview with the Ukrainian Premier League press service, Shulyansky spoke about the start of the season for Oleksandriya, the upcoming match against Vorskla, and shared his personal goal for the season.
- Artem, there are 5 rounds of the Ukrainian championship behind us. How would you assess your team's start to the current season? What impressions did you have?
- We had a good start, winning the first two matches. But then there was a bit of a slump. Now we would like to rehabilitate and win the next match against Vorskla.
- How does Ruslan Rotan motivate the team to overcome this slump?
- He tells us about all the mistakes we made in previous matches. Basically, we train without any radical changes. But Ruslan Petrovich encourages us, says that nothing terrible has happened. Yes, it's a shame that we lost 0-3 in the last match. But it's okay, in the next games, I'm sure we will achieve a positive result.
- Your coaching staff includes a legend of Ukrainian football: Ruslan Rotan, Serhii Kravchenko, Volodymyr Yezerskyi. Do they share with you any stories from their playing past to explain some of the nuances by example?
- Of course not, they just give us tips and tricks because they have a good career behind them. This experience helps them in their coaching work, and in the end, we understand everything. So it's nice to work under the guidance of such people, their advice helps us in the game.
- Now you are playing against Vorskla, which has not started this season in the best way, but is gradually finding its game. How would you describe this opponent?
- "Vorskla is a good team, they are quite effective in switching from defence to attack. Their counterattacks are very dangerous. And don't forget that they are good at the back. So, we will try to beat them. The coaching staff has prepared enough information for us, so all that remains is to use it correctly and take three points in the match against Vorskla.
- Have you formulated a personal task for the current season?
- I told the coaching staff that I want to score 10 goals this season. God willing, it will work out. But the most important thing is for the team to score points, and personal success will definitely come if you work hard and diligently.