The Brazilian midfielder of «Shakhtar», Marlon Gomes, spoke about the defeat to LNZ (1:4) in the 8th round of the Ukrainian championship.
Marlon Gomes— We had a very good series of matches, and since Mister’s arrival, we remained unbeaten. Unfortunately, this time we couldn’t impose the rhythm that we had worked on. It’s a pity that we lost, but now we need to work even harder. There’s a break ahead, and we will come back stronger.
We failed to impose our game, as I have already emphasized. If we consider ourselves a champion team, we must play like champions. Unfortunately, that was not the case in the match against LNZ. We made mistakes in our passes, but as I’ve said, in football, there are ups and downs. Yes, we suffered a defeat, but we will work to come back stronger and please the «Shakhtar» fans.
The shelling of Lviv the night before the game? Yes, it really happened that night. Those players who have not been with «Shakhtar» for long are not used to this. It’s a very sensitive topic that all of Ukraine is currently experiencing. Unfortunately, we didn’t sleep well, but that can’t serve as an excuse. I think we should have imposed our game and shown ourselves as a team. Of course, these events may have affected our fatigue and the rhythm of the game. We also have a lot of traveling, but again, that’s not an excuse. We made many mistakes, and we will work to improve, — said the Donetsk native.
