Volodymyr Kovaluk: "Pushych should be given three or four years to adapt at Shakhtar"

Former Shakhtar player Volodymyr Kovaliuk has criticized the poor results of Donetsk under Marino Pushic.

- "I don't like the fact that the Pitmen don't create goal-scoring chances, even though they control the ball a lot. The team does not have high speed, the players are not aimed at the goal and do not create sharpness. How was it possible not to take a single shot on goal in the entire first half of the match against Atalanta? "Atalanta is not Man City, which has the ball for 70% of the game. The Italian club is an average European football club, and we had to create scoring chances against them.

Pushic did not really live up to the expectations placed on him, but he did not deserve to be fired. The coach wants to introduce something new to the team, and it takes time. Currently, the players do not understand his requirements. Once upon a time, the fans demanded Mircea Lucescu's resignation, but Shakhtar showed tolerance by giving him a chance. And the Romanian coach has achieved a lot of success. In my opinion, Pushic should also be given three or four years to adapt. After all, the players he has at his disposal are not top players and he needs to work hard with them as well," the expert said.