We showed the Miners’ character
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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Shakhtar U19 head coach Oleksii Bielik’s comment after the victory aver Antwerp U19
– Congratulations! Are you satisfied with the team?
– We won, I am grateful to the guys, but not everything is so smooth because we will always look for what we should be better at. We opened the score quickly and after that we should have played more confidently, but we relaxed and thought that the victory would be easy. we conceded the goal after an individual error, but thanks for showing the Miners’ character and gritting out the victory. I will not stop repeating: I don't remember Barcelona U19 or Porto U19 beating us when we scored goals, we helped them do it by making individual mistakes. I'm happy with the win, but I'm sad because we lack a little bit to fight for the play-offs. Probably we lack some confidence, our stadium and fans, but I thank Hamburg and the fans who attended the match, it is very important for us!
– There are mathematical chances of advancing from the group, but not everything depends on Shakhtar. How will you prepare for the game with Porto U19?
– The Champions League is the Champions League, every win or goal is a great experience, we have to fight in every moment. I said before the match that we have to win 100% because we are at the level of Barcelona U19 and Porto U19, if we lost, we would be compared to Antwerp U19, and I think our level is higher. It's not all up to us, we probably have to beat Porto U19 4-0 minimum. We will try and hope that football destiny will give us a chance.
– We won, I am grateful to the guys, but not everything is so smooth because we will always look for what we should be better at. We opened the score quickly and after that we should have played more confidently, but we relaxed and thought that the victory would be easy. we conceded the goal after an individual error, but thanks for showing the Miners’ character and gritting out the victory. I will not stop repeating: I don't remember Barcelona U19 or Porto U19 beating us when we scored goals, we helped them do it by making individual mistakes. I'm happy with the win, but I'm sad because we lack a little bit to fight for the play-offs. Probably we lack some confidence, our stadium and fans, but I thank Hamburg and the fans who attended the match, it is very important for us!
– There are mathematical chances of advancing from the group, but not everything depends on Shakhtar. How will you prepare for the game with Porto U19?
– The Champions League is the Champions League, every win or goal is a great experience, we have to fight in every moment. I said before the match that we have to win 100% because we are at the level of Barcelona U19 and Porto U19, if we lost, we would be compared to Antwerp U19, and I think our level is higher. It's not all up to us, we probably have to beat Porto U19 4-0 minimum. We will try and hope that football destiny will give us a chance.