Former Shakhtar Donetsk defender Vyacheslav Shevchuk recalled how Mircea Lucescu's training sessions went.
Vyacheslav Shevchuk- Many people think that the Brazilians at Shakhtar practically did not run, but his training sessions were very intense with heavy loads. Sometimes it took the Brazilians two years of adaptation to get used to these training sessions. Not all of them could withstand the strain, but those who did, then played at a high level: Willian, Fernandinho, Mkhitaryan and others.
Lucescu is always very active and does everything himself, controls everything. Many experts can watch the training sessions from the outside, but not him. Mister even delved into the warm-up, watched everything, analysed it, and gave us suggestions. Lucescu wanted us to be as concentrated and focused as possible on each exercise. Every training session at Shakhtar under Lucescu was like the last one.
I worked with him for 11 years, and he was active every day. Lucescu is a maximalist and always wanted to win. How was the formula built: Ukrainians in defence, Brazilians in attack? No, you don't say that, the Brazilians were in different positions, including in defence: Ismaili, Leonardo. The competition was fierce in all positions. Players from all over Ukraine dreamed of playing at Shakhtar," Shevchuk was quoted as saying byUkrainian Football.
