The head coach of Kharkiv’s “Metalist 1925” Patrick van Leeuwen explained why he agreed to lead this team, which, let us remind you, is currently competing in the First League.
Patrick van Leeuwen. Photo — metalist1925.com«I agreed with the plans of “Metalist 1925”. And I did not look at the fact that the team plays in the First League. I liked the vision of the club’s management. That’s why I wanted to help implement my vision of how the team should play. Also, an important component was that I also have to help build the philosophy of the club academy, so that the whole club has one structure from the first team to the youth teams.
I always like it when a club has its own philosophy or wants to build one. This is a very important goal. And also to return the club to the Premier League, that is our task and it is interesting to accomplish it when you have quality players at your disposal.
Recalling the matches of October, I feel that the team began to trust and use their chances and score goals. This happened in the match against “Kremin” (4:0 in the 11th round, — ed. note). In it, the players and coaching staff felt that we are on the right track. There was a balance in creating and organizing chances. And it was important that we managed not to concede a goal into our own net», — van Leeuwen is quoted by “Ukrainian Football”.
