Times are changing, and Shakhtar Donetsk coaches consistently "sing" the same song about refereeing in case of their team's unsatisfactory results. Patrick van Leeuwen, the Pitmen's current coach, is also preserving the glorious traditions of this club. After yesterday's 1-1 draw with Lviv Rakh (1-1), he did not take responsibility for the result, as befits any head coach, but simply blamed everything on the referee.
Patrick van Leeuwen. Photo - shakhtar.com"My emotions changed after the referee's decision to remove Rakitskiy. Such a referee should not be on the pitch. You can not give a red card for this. It's a pure bounce. A podkat, after which there was a ball game first. Everyone saw it. I understand my colleagues who said that referees in previous years did the same thing.
The game was ruined by the refs. The job of the players and coaches becomes much harder when you have referees like that.
Still I think we defended well, created opportunities. There was good communication between Zubkov and Bondarenko, as well as Sudakov. There was also a good moment when our second goal was not counted," van Leeuwen was quoted as saying by the UPL TB TV channel.
