The head coach of Donetsk Shakhtar, Arda Turan, summarized yesterday’s match of his team against the Swiss Servette (1:1) in the playoff round of the Conference League qualification.
Arda Turan. Photo — shakhtar.com“Actually, we played well today. When you play at home, it’s very important to start the match well. After an easy one-on-one situation, we conceded a corner and then a goal from it, then we lost our focus a bit and drifted away from our system. Besides that, we played excellently for almost the entire match.
I trust my system and tactic, we trust our system and tactic, and I am satisfied with the players’ performances. What I am not satisfied with are only the details and principles. We are also losing a lot of opportunities. We need to be more attentive when approaching the finish and strive more to score. I can only thank all my players.
In Switzerland, we will do everything to get through this round. Of course, it won’t be an easy game, but I trust my team, I trust my players. We want to get to the main stage first, and then we have dreams for the future.
Honestly, I can say that we need to have a stronger desire to score goals and strive harder for it. We are working on every detail, but sometimes it’s not about details, principles, or tactics. When approaching the finish, you need to feel the goal more strongly, desire to score it more. We are trying to convey to our players how important it is in football to be in such moments. They are young, but we will work on being more attentive in these situations.
When approaching the penalty area, we need more energy, more enthusiasm. Because it’s not so easy to reach the penalty area, 23 moments, 1-2 meters. We have talked a lot about this with my players, but they are young, they will learn. I will also take my lesson, and we will do very well. I sincerely regret this, truly regret it, but let’s see what the future holds,” said Turan.
