I believe in our tactics
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
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Press conference of Paulo Fonseca ahead of the Champions League group stage round 6 match
- Recently, we have often heard that now Manchester City may be the strongest in the world. How do you feel about this belief?
- Good evening. Right, based on this season performance, they are one of the strongest teams, we all agree.
- There is information that the Brazil team’s coach is going to attend the match tomorrow. Does this motivate your men additionally?
- It is a pleasure that the head coach of the Brazil national team will be in the stands. There is a strong possibility that he plans to watch not only Shakhtar, but also Manchester City players. Is this a motivating factor? It appears so.
- Are you going to follow the developments in Rotterdam during the match or will you keep your men in the dark?
- No, we absolutely will not worry about the other game in our group. We will do our job here. If we can demonstrate good football and achieve results, that encounter will not matter. We perfectly understand that Napoli will do everything for claiming a victory, and they are capable of that.
- Do you have any experience of games when you need a specific result – playing out a draw, at least?
- I have had decisive matches in my career, but none in the Champions League.
- They invited you to Everton. Can you comment on this information?
- I'm here to talk about the upcoming meeting. My heart and thoughts are only with Shakhtar.
- Is everything okay with Marlos?
- Thank God, there are no problems with him. I hope that he will not encounter them before the game.
- How did you prepare for Manchester City? It is not clear what kind of starting XI Guardiola will feature …
- The preparation was standard, as always. We had three days, during which we tried to study the opponents as much as possible. Regardless of the line-up, any changes and rotation, the City’s strength and results remain the same. This club is full of the highest-level footballers. And, as Guardiola said, they had come here to win.
- You came to a press conference with Andriy Pyatov. Can one conclude that it is more important for you not to concede, than to score?
- No, it has nothing to do with that. We always have problems when picking out a football player for a press conference. And now, in a few days, many requests have come from the female half of the population, and we decided to bring Andriy Pyatov to please the girls.
- Is there a way to oppose Manchester City from a tactical point of view or there is only one option – to get adjusted, stand and wait for your chance?
- As for tactics, these fights are certainly very interesting and they differ from most of those that we hold in the domestic league. It is really very difficult to play such sides. You ask whether our tactics will work out. It will, I believe in it. It is crucial to demonstrate our game, but not to forget that the rivals are managed by one of the best coaches in the world.
- Good evening. Right, based on this season performance, they are one of the strongest teams, we all agree.
- There is information that the Brazil team’s coach is going to attend the match tomorrow. Does this motivate your men additionally?
- It is a pleasure that the head coach of the Brazil national team will be in the stands. There is a strong possibility that he plans to watch not only Shakhtar, but also Manchester City players. Is this a motivating factor? It appears so.
- Are you going to follow the developments in Rotterdam during the match or will you keep your men in the dark?
- No, we absolutely will not worry about the other game in our group. We will do our job here. If we can demonstrate good football and achieve results, that encounter will not matter. We perfectly understand that Napoli will do everything for claiming a victory, and they are capable of that.
- Do you have any experience of games when you need a specific result – playing out a draw, at least?
- I have had decisive matches in my career, but none in the Champions League.
- They invited you to Everton. Can you comment on this information?
- I'm here to talk about the upcoming meeting. My heart and thoughts are only with Shakhtar.
- Is everything okay with Marlos?
- Thank God, there are no problems with him. I hope that he will not encounter them before the game.
- How did you prepare for Manchester City? It is not clear what kind of starting XI Guardiola will feature …
- The preparation was standard, as always. We had three days, during which we tried to study the opponents as much as possible. Regardless of the line-up, any changes and rotation, the City’s strength and results remain the same. This club is full of the highest-level footballers. And, as Guardiola said, they had come here to win.
- You came to a press conference with Andriy Pyatov. Can one conclude that it is more important for you not to concede, than to score?
- No, it has nothing to do with that. We always have problems when picking out a football player for a press conference. And now, in a few days, many requests have come from the female half of the population, and we decided to bring Andriy Pyatov to please the girls.
- Is there a way to oppose Manchester City from a tactical point of view or there is only one option – to get adjusted, stand and wait for your chance?
- As for tactics, these fights are certainly very interesting and they differ from most of those that we hold in the domestic league. It is really very difficult to play such sides. You ask whether our tactics will work out. It will, I believe in it. It is crucial to demonstrate our game, but not to forget that the rivals are managed by one of the best coaches in the world.
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