Oleg Fedorchuk: "Shakhtar's problem is not with the coach"

Famous Ukrainian coach Oleh Fedorchuk has spoken out about the problems in Shakhtar Donetsk's game under the new head coach Patrick van Leeuwen.

- "Shakhtar always keep in mind the situation when they wanted to remove Lucescu before winning the UEFA Cup. Good specialists are not ready to go to Ukraine now on any terms.

During this period, we need to hold on to van Leeuwen, who knows Shakhtar quite well. He will definitely not face resignation by the end of the year. Shakhtar's problem is not the coach, but the staff.

If a coach is melted down, it's experienced players, and young players don't think about it. They think about the here and now. At a club like Shakhtar, such things will be nipped in the bud," Ukrainian Football quoted Fedorchuk as saying.