I’m glad to debut for my home team
Saturday, August 21, 2021
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Live on the Futbol channel, defender Yukhym Konoplia commented on his debut appearance for Shakhtar and summed up the match against Chornomorets
- Congrats on the win and your debut appearance for Shakhtar! What’s your impression?
- The impression is really nice, I can say that my dream has come true. I’m glad to debut for my home club, I’m glad that I helped the team win. Congratulations to all our fans and the team on a good result.
- You’ve played a lot and have some experience, but this is just your first match with Shakhtar – did you have any worries yesterday?
- No, I didn’t worry. That's right that I already have some experience, so I understood that I just needed to appear, follow the coach's instructions, do my job, and everything will definitely work out.
- What’s your take on the game?
- Initially, everything was a little nervous, the Chornomorets guys caused us some trouble and scored a goal, but the referee caught the player offside. And in the second half, we took full control of the match and left the opponents with no chance.
- You provided an assist. Do you remember the second goal episode?
- It was one of the set pieces: when Marlos has the ball, I’ve got to burst in there, he fed me, and I found Alan who scored a goal – as simple as that.
- Please sum up the season start. The current schedule is tight with no walk-in-the-park games ...
- I joined the team and saw that they are top-level, with the coach who has just mind-blowing understanding of the game. Most importantly, he communicates very well with the players and brings the entire message across. Even if someone doesn’t understand something, he prompts fully and tells how, who should and what should be done, and motivates us. He's a great motivator, so it's a pleasure to work with him.