Journalist Ihor Tsyhanyk shared his forecast for the debut match of Shakhtar's new coach in the Ukrainian league against LNZ.
Igor Tsyganik- A coaching change always benefits any team. The players feel a strong desire to prove themselves in front of the new coach and get additional motivation. At Shakhtar, many players left for their national teams, although they had plenty of time to recover and return. Darijo Srna has already had the first training session with the players, he knows everyone well, so there should be no problems in terms of mutual understanding.
The real test of strength for both Srna and Shakhtar will be in the next Champions League match against Barcelona. LNZ and Shakhtar are teams of completely different levels, so the Pitmen must fully demonstrate their superiority in class against the Cherkasy club, in my opinion. I predict a convincing and effective victory for Shakhtar, the Miners' individual total over 2.5, a goal by Danylo Sikan, and I'll even dare to predict an exact score of 3-0," Tsyganik said.
