We’re switching to Champions League
Friday, December 6, 2019
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Shakhtar manager Luis Castro speaks about the logical victory over Olimpik, the upcoming game vs Atalanta, and Pyatov’s state after his collision with Balashov
- Good evening. We completely dominated this game, created a huge number of scoring chances and could’ve won it with an even bigger score. We didn’t allow Olimpik to create any danger near our goal, proving ourselves both offensively and defensively. The outcome is absolutely fair.
- How close is today's squad to the one to play against Atalanta?
- I don’t know. There are still a few days remaining before the match. The life of a coach taught me to concentrate only on the nearest encounter. We were fully focussed on the game against Olimpik. We arrived here after failing to achieve the desired result in Mariupol and we gave our all to this match, not thinking about Atalanta at all. Starting tonight, we’re switching to the Champions League. It’s important to analyze our first meeting in Italy. Currently, the opponents play a little bit differently, so there are several separate factors, based on which, as well as on our strategy, we will pick the starting lineup. Although, of course, it will be about the same as we usually field, plus or minus two or three players. The team will remain unchanged for 75 percent.
- How is Pyatov feeling? He approached the sideline and complained about his condition.
- At that moment it also seemed to me that he got something serious. I asked Pyatov if he could continue and whether he was feeling well. He replied that everything was fine, the medical department confirmed it as well. At the moment, this is all the information that I have. At the end of the match, Andriy also seemed to signal that, thank God, everything was fine.
- How close is today's squad to the one to play against Atalanta?
- I don’t know. There are still a few days remaining before the match. The life of a coach taught me to concentrate only on the nearest encounter. We were fully focussed on the game against Olimpik. We arrived here after failing to achieve the desired result in Mariupol and we gave our all to this match, not thinking about Atalanta at all. Starting tonight, we’re switching to the Champions League. It’s important to analyze our first meeting in Italy. Currently, the opponents play a little bit differently, so there are several separate factors, based on which, as well as on our strategy, we will pick the starting lineup. Although, of course, it will be about the same as we usually field, plus or minus two or three players. The team will remain unchanged for 75 percent.
- How is Pyatov feeling? He approached the sideline and complained about his condition.
- At that moment it also seemed to me that he got something serious. I asked Pyatov if he could continue and whether he was feeling well. He replied that everything was fine, the medical department confirmed it as well. At the moment, this is all the information that I have. At the end of the match, Andriy also seemed to signal that, thank God, everything was fine.