The head coach of Donetsk’s Shakhtar, Arda Turan, commented on the draw (0:0) in the return match of his team against the Finnish Ilves in the 1st qualifying round of the Europa League. Recall that based on the results of two meetings (6:0, 0:0), the "miners" advanced to the next stage of the tournament.
Arda Turan“First of all, I want to thank my players because they played very well. In fact, I am more satisfied with this game than the first one. I look at the performance we showed today with great hope.
From a mental standpoint, we would like to win, as it is not easy to move the ball to the penalty area, and we must realize the value of this. This is an aspect that we need to improve.
In football, goals are the fruits, and we play this game to score them. That did not happen today. We could not properly understand the value of the ball, but I am very pleased with what I saw. If we play like this once or twice a year, the result might be exactly that. But I am 100 percent convinced that next time my players will be more careful. And knowing this game as well as I do, I can say: there is no better or more correct way to play it. Therefore, I am very satisfied with this manner and level, especially in the first 25-30 minutes,” said Turan.
