Famous commentator Ihor Tsyhanyk assessed «Shakhtar's» performance under the leadership of Marino Pusich at the start of the current season.
Ihor Tsyhanyk«Shakhtar» is absolutely «dead». I don’t know how this team will play against «Arsenal». I am curious why the «miners» look so unstable at the start of this season, and I did not understand how after the previous round, during the national team matches, the head coach gave five days off. After all, they should be working very hard now to return to a level that will allow them to compete with the not strongest clubs in the Champions League.
I can’t imagine any of the past «Shakhtar» coaches giving five days off, especially when the team is playing in the Champions League. I understand that Pusich has some democratic approach to the players, but I was right when I said: last season was a legacy from the preparation of Patrick van Leeuwen. After Jovićević, the players felt comfortable, won the Ukrainian championship, although at that time they spent so much money that they probably did not earn as much in the Champions League. And they developed the illusion that they are invincible.
Van Leeuwen came, saw that the team was not physically ready, and started to load them. Of course, the players did not like it. And they «spun» him. However, van Leeuwen did the work that allowed his successor — Pusich to go through a very good path», — said Tsyhanyk in his author program on YouTube.
