Former Dynamo Kyiv and Chornomorets Odessa striker Oleksandr Kosyrin believes that after Shakhtar Donetsk's 3-2 victory over Belgian Antwerp in the second round of the Champions League group stage, the Pitmen's head coach Patrick van Leeuwen will not be threatened with resignation yet.
Alexander Kosyrin"Patrick can sleep easy for now. (Laughs). The main thing for any coach is the result. If we had lost in Antwerp, Patrick van Leeuwen would probably go home to Holland on foot. Good thing from Antwerp there is only 30 kilometres to the border with the Netherlands. But for now Patrick is on the horse.
Let's see what will happen next. Shakhtar do not play Zorya in the next round of the UPL, and the players have time to take a break and analyse everything. On 25 October, Barcelona vs Shakhtar. Everyone will be looking forward to it. Everyone understands that with such a game it will be very difficult for Shakhtar. We need to play every episode to the maximum. These meetings will show the true level of the Orange-Blacks. In the meantime, we should be happy with the victory in Belgium," SportArena quoted Kosyrin as saying.
