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Saturday, September 19, 2020
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Shakhtar manager Luis Castro spoke on Shakhtar News about preparations for the match vs Zorya
- Mister, tell us about the peculiarities of preparation for the meeting in Zaporizhia. What is your focus?
- We approach the game against Zorya in the same way as we do to anyone else - with all the seriousness that’s part of us, as well as with responsibility and attention. The game will be very difficult, we’ve got to be disciplined. Zorya normally sit at the top of the table and are perfectly well organized. They have many skillful players. We know what dangers may await us, so we prepared for this. I really believe in the quality of my players, I believe in the quality of our work. We consider the upcoming game with great responsibility and hope to win.
- Zorya suffered defeats in the first two games. What can we expect from the opponents in this situation?
- We always look at the quality of the team and not at their recent results. We don’t question this in Zorya’s case. The Luhask team haven’t lost their quality because of those two defeats. We know perfectly well what awaits us. The atmosphere on the pitch won’t be easy, so we are expecting a difficult game at the stadium where we had to overcome difficulties previously.
- Shakhtar had a long break between matches. What is the emotional state of the team?
- We really appreciate our training process. We practise everything that we want to see in the game in the course of daily training. Of course, we would like to play more, for example, to have a match against Rukh, but this was impossible for the well-known reasons. The team feel fine both emotionally and mentally. In the league opener we defeated Kolos, the game brought us three points and boosted our mental confidence. Taking this opportunity, I would like to congratulate Ruslan Kostyshyn's team on their victory over Aris and advancement to the next round in the Europa League. We know perfectly well what we want in the Championship - we want to win the tournament. We know how to achieve this goal.
- Don’t you fear the fact that the players who went on international duty and got different match time may be differently fit?
- All the guys are prepared for the game. They are in a great physical, technical, tactical and mental form.
Watch exclusive comments by the Shakhtar players and coaches on Shakhtar Club and on Shakhtar TV. The Shakhtar News bulletin is aired at 19:36 on weekdays. The club channel is also available on the VOLIA network, satellite Xtra TV, as well as on the platforms of MEGOGO, OLL.TV, Sweet.tv and Divan.TV.
- We approach the game against Zorya in the same way as we do to anyone else - with all the seriousness that’s part of us, as well as with responsibility and attention. The game will be very difficult, we’ve got to be disciplined. Zorya normally sit at the top of the table and are perfectly well organized. They have many skillful players. We know what dangers may await us, so we prepared for this. I really believe in the quality of my players, I believe in the quality of our work. We consider the upcoming game with great responsibility and hope to win.
- Zorya suffered defeats in the first two games. What can we expect from the opponents in this situation?
- We always look at the quality of the team and not at their recent results. We don’t question this in Zorya’s case. The Luhask team haven’t lost their quality because of those two defeats. We know perfectly well what awaits us. The atmosphere on the pitch won’t be easy, so we are expecting a difficult game at the stadium where we had to overcome difficulties previously.
- Shakhtar had a long break between matches. What is the emotional state of the team?
- We really appreciate our training process. We practise everything that we want to see in the game in the course of daily training. Of course, we would like to play more, for example, to have a match against Rukh, but this was impossible for the well-known reasons. The team feel fine both emotionally and mentally. In the league opener we defeated Kolos, the game brought us three points and boosted our mental confidence. Taking this opportunity, I would like to congratulate Ruslan Kostyshyn's team on their victory over Aris and advancement to the next round in the Europa League. We know perfectly well what we want in the Championship - we want to win the tournament. We know how to achieve this goal.
- Don’t you fear the fact that the players who went on international duty and got different match time may be differently fit?
- All the guys are prepared for the game. They are in a great physical, technical, tactical and mental form.
Watch exclusive comments by the Shakhtar players and coaches on Shakhtar Club and on Shakhtar TV. The Shakhtar News bulletin is aired at 19:36 on weekdays. The club channel is also available on the VOLIA network, satellite Xtra TV, as well as on the platforms of MEGOGO, OLL.TV, Sweet.tv and Divan.TV.