The head coach of Donetsk Shakhtar, Marino Pushich, revealed in an interview with the club’s website the team’s objectives for the current season.
— I am a very positive person, I've always been this way, and I am very positive about our development right now as well. I believe in ambitions and attitude, and these are different things. Besides ambitions, I also believe in challenges. We accepted the challenge with the ambition to catch up with our rivals, to be competitive, and to try to win the championship. I am very determined and motivated, just like the rest of the team,” he specifically said.