The head coach of Shakhtar, Arda Turan, after the match of the Ukrainian championship against Obolon, spoke about whether Dynamo’s defeat by Kolos was an additional motivation for his team.
«First of all, there is one thing I would like to emphasize: any team playing in the national championship should focus solely on domestic matters.
Of course, we treat all our championship rivals with respect this season: LNZ, „Dynamo“, „Polissya“, and I believe we should only be interested in our own affairs.
So it seems to me that players of our level do not need any additional motivation in the form of lost points by our competitors. And I am really glad that they were able to focus on our game and achieve a positive result this evening,» quoted Turan the official website of Shakhtar.