Jozsef Szabo: "Well, Shakhtar have organised a circus, for crying out loud!"

Former Dynamo Kyiv coach Jozsef Szabo commented for Sport-express on Shakhtar's replacement of the head coach with Srna.

- "Has Shakhtar sacked Van Leeuwen? No way! What a circus they've put on. First, they fired Jovicevic, who worked well, and now the Dutchman. In general, it's strange that he was sacked after a strong-willed victory over Antwerp. If he was to be fired, it should have been done before the match in Belgium, not now. Didn't any of the players stand up for Van Leeuwen? There should be some kind of equality, for Christ's sake. I can only sympathise with Van Leeuwen. He just came to Shakhtar, worked for 12 matches and was immediately sacked. I don't know what will happen to Shakhtar now.

Srna was a great footballer, but as a coach, he is a mystery to me. I don't even know if he studied to be a coach. You need to know how much workload to give, how to start the season, etc. I will support Srna, he is a good man, a professional, but I don't know if he will succeed at Shakhtar. Srna needs good assistants. Van Leeuwen had qualified assistants who worked at decent clubs. And who will Srna get: some former footballer? What can we expect from him?

Will Shakhtar benefit from a change of coach? I don't think so. Shakhtar's players are likely to be psychologically depressed after Van Leeuwen's dismissal," the expert said.