Journalist Ihor Burbas commented on today's dismissal of Patrick van Leeuwen from Shakhtar Donetsk.
Photo: shakhtar.com"It was Rinat Akhmetov's decision to dismiss Patrick van Leeuwen, just as he had appointed him before. This coach was his creation, not the CEO's or sporting director's. Their role was to get him from Zorya and that was it.
Now Shakhtar's president has made a new decision. Somewhere on emotion. But it has been brewing for several weeks. It is impossible to find affordable qualified coaches for such a top club on the market now, because not everyone will go to Ukraine.
Therefore, while the search continues, the team will really be prepared for the next matches by Dario Srna. If he leaves, they will keep him for longer. But for now, he is seen as a temporary coach," the source wrote.
