We start preparing for Inter
Saturday, September 25, 2021
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Shakhtar head coach Roberto De Zerbi reflects on the 4-1 victory over Veres, the rotation, Trubin's availability, Traore's prospects of becoming the top scorer in the league and in the upcoming match vs Inter
- Those were two different halves: in the first one, it seemed that Shakhtar were sparing some strength for the game against Inter. Did you tell the guys at half-time not to waste time, but to go out and do their job? (Football Hub)
- I agree with you in general. We played well in the first half, but maybe we didn’t have enough self-confidence. I don’t think we were thinking about Inter. The issue lies in the fact that many guys who played little this season have appeared in the starting lineup. And we have a lot of young guys on the field. Except for Pyatov, Marlos and Kryvtsov, nearly all of them are about 20 or 21 years old. Sometimes we face an issue of the lack of experience, and when we were supposed to finalise the match, it was still open. I believe that today we’ve claimed an important victory for our young footballers and, in general, an important league victory.
- When will Anatolii Trubin return to the pitch? The next match is against Inter, the representatives of Italy. Is this meeting special for you? (Football Hub)
- Trubin was on the bench today, he is not in his best form yet, so he trains intensively. I am in no hurry because we have Pyatov, the goalkeeper who deserves to play in the starting lineup. When Trubin is one hundred percent ready, only then can he play again. As for Inter, tomorrow we will start preparing for the match quite intensively. That’s a strong team - even stronger than last season’s one.
- Wasn't it risky to field so many young players, changing the line-up so significantly after Wednesday’s match? Futbol format)
- Yes, of course, it was risky, but I train the guys every day and I know their qualities. Those of Bondarenko, Korniienko and of everyone else who has played today. And my goal is to leave the stronger Shakhtar team than they used to be. To progress, they must play in such games. Konoplia, Korniienko, Bondarenko, Sudakov, Mudryk, Sikan ... If we don’t pay any attention to our future, then when Pyatov, Stepanenko, Kryvtsov and Marlos finish their careers, our young players will not be ready, with Shakhtar having to reduce the ambitions.
- Why did Marlos perform the spot-kick and not Traore? Please make your prediction as to whether Lassina will be able to become the league’s top scorer at the end of the season. (Hazeta Po-Ukrayinsky)
- I always name the three players who can take spot-kicks, and today they were Marlos, Tete and Sikan. Of course, I tell them whose spot is the first, second and third, and then they sort it out themselves on the pitch. Until the moment when they start quarrelling over this, then I will decide it myself. As for Traore, I think he should aim to be the top scorer this season. By the way, we mustn’t forget that he is only 20 years old.