Andriy Vorobey: "I don't understand the game that Shakhtar are playing now. You don't win matches like that"

Former Shakhtar Donetsk striker Andriy Vorobey commented on the outcome of the Champions League first-leg match between Bologna and the Miners (0-0).

"We didn't lose, and that's good. We scored one point. It is also important. However, I have a lot of questions about Shakhtar's game. I do not understand the game that the team is showing now. It's holding the ball for the sake of holding the ball! Shakhtar had only one shot on goal in the entire game - and that was from the penalty spot. This is not the way to win matches.

The team has to play more gambling, let's say, create chances, be aggressive. That's what I would like to see Shakhtar like. And I'm sure the fans would like to see it too. As it is, we just played 90 minutes. Where was the combination football in the attack? There was none.

Someone will say that Shakhtar had the initiative and all that. Yes, I looked at the statistics and the percentage of ball possession was 52 to 48 in favor of Shakhtar. Where did the Donetsk team keep the ball? In their own half of the field, and the Pitmen did not create anything in the attack!

"Shakhtar sat down after the tenth minute. A good start, and then they gave up the initiative. For some reason, this is not a new phenomenon in European competitions. Last season it was the same. It's hard for me to say why this is happening, because I'm not part of the team. However, many Shakhtar players are not physically ready - this is a fact," Vorobey said.