Former Ukraine national team defender Artem Fedetskiy shared his impressions of yesterday's Champions League group stage matchday 2 match between Belgian Antwerp and Shakhtar Donetsk (2:3).
Artem Fedetsky"After the first half I wanted to switch off the TV and not watch football at all. It's good that I didn't - Shakhtar players showed character and completely changed the pattern of the game. They started to press high and immediately become more active in tackling. In my opinion, Shakhtar's central axis - Sudakov - Stepanenko - Krys'kiv - played particularly effectively.
No matter how you look at it, Shakhtar deserved to win. In the second half, absolutely all the football luck was on our side.
Talks about Patrick van Leeuwen's possible resignation as Shakhtar head coach? The decision on whether to dismiss him or not is up to one person - the club owner. By the way, it was a big surprise for me when Igor Jovicevic was sacked from Shakhtar. At the same time, the team's pattern of play in the second half of the Antwerp match reminded me of the style of play during the Croatian coach's tenure.
Personally, I was pleasantly surprised by a completely different picture of Shakhtar's game after the break. In the second half, they were a real team, showing an enviable togetherness in their actions. They played "one for all", backing each other up. And if in the first half the Donetsk team was completely unbalanced, then in the second half, I repeat, everything looked completely different. So, they can!", - UA-Football quotes Fedetskiy as saying.
