I feel motivated and want to play again
Tuesday, November 7, 2023
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Shakhtar forward Lassina Traore joined the team in Hamburg and talked about his recovery
– Lassina, welcome back! How do you feel now?
– Everything is fine, I feel good. I make improvements every day. I look forward to joining the team.
– How did the guys meet you? Did you miss them?
– I am always greeted warmly. I feel like home every time I come back. Of course, it was very nice to see everyone: Dario, the players. I am always glad to be with the team.
– How was your recovery?
– It was tough because I was alone in Kyiv, and then in Amsterdam. I'm with the team now, having a good time and looking forward to playing.
– What emotions do you have?
– Good emotions. I feel motivated, because when you are off the field, you always want to come back and work more for it. I want to play again.
– When can we see you on the field?
– Soon. Everything depends on my body, on what the doctor will allow me to do. But I can say that it will be soon.
– There were some changes in the team, a new coach arrived. What can you say about this?
– I followed everything that happened with the previous staff. And I met the new coach in the Netherlands. I am very happy to have him join our team. I want to work and train with him.
– Do you understand his demands now?
– Yes of course. He worked at Feyenoord, and I know how this team play. We clashed with them last season. When he was in the Netherlands, we met several times. Now he is with us and we are very lucky.
– I'm sure you watched Shakhtar's first match against Barcelona. What can you say about this game, what did you like?
– We have a big game ahead of us. In the first match, we tried to come back after Sudakov's goal, had many chances, but could not score. I hope that everything will work out for us today, we will take three points.
– Everything is fine, I feel good. I make improvements every day. I look forward to joining the team.
– How did the guys meet you? Did you miss them?
– I am always greeted warmly. I feel like home every time I come back. Of course, it was very nice to see everyone: Dario, the players. I am always glad to be with the team.
– How was your recovery?
– It was tough because I was alone in Kyiv, and then in Amsterdam. I'm with the team now, having a good time and looking forward to playing.
– What emotions do you have?
– Good emotions. I feel motivated, because when you are off the field, you always want to come back and work more for it. I want to play again.
– When can we see you on the field?
– Soon. Everything depends on my body, on what the doctor will allow me to do. But I can say that it will be soon.
– There were some changes in the team, a new coach arrived. What can you say about this?
– I followed everything that happened with the previous staff. And I met the new coach in the Netherlands. I am very happy to have him join our team. I want to work and train with him.
– Do you understand his demands now?
– Yes of course. He worked at Feyenoord, and I know how this team play. We clashed with them last season. When he was in the Netherlands, we met several times. Now he is with us and we are very lucky.
– I'm sure you watched Shakhtar's first match against Barcelona. What can you say about this game, what did you like?
– We have a big game ahead of us. In the first match, we tried to come back after Sudakov's goal, had many chances, but could not score. I hope that everything will work out for us today, we will take three points.