The match was tough, because Vorskla sat very low
Saturday, September 30, 2023
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Shakhtar midfielder Oleksandr Zubkov assessed the game against Vorskla
– Oleksandr, how can you comment on the match?
– To be honest, it is very hard to say anything. We have to improve in all aspects of the game, start more aggressively, and also work better in defence. In general, the match was tough, because Vorskla sat very low, and it was difficult for us to open their defence.
– If we analyse Shakhtar's last matches in the Ukrainian League, what prevents the team from achieving confident victories? What is the main problem?
– If we look at the last matches, all our opponents played with five or more defenders. So, we should probably work better on attack finishing in positional play, when the opponent has a low block in defence.
– This season you could not score for eight rounds, but today you fixed the situation. What hindered your personal conversion?
– Honestly, I would prefer team winning than me scoring. We lost three very important points.
– We understand that you are upset. Another question about the goal: was it a practised combination with Sikan or an improvisation?
– I think it was more of an improvisation, because Dania headed the ball a little there, and I just shot well.
– To be honest, it is very hard to say anything. We have to improve in all aspects of the game, start more aggressively, and also work better in defence. In general, the match was tough, because Vorskla sat very low, and it was difficult for us to open their defence.
– If we analyse Shakhtar's last matches in the Ukrainian League, what prevents the team from achieving confident victories? What is the main problem?
– If we look at the last matches, all our opponents played with five or more defenders. So, we should probably work better on attack finishing in positional play, when the opponent has a low block in defence.
– This season you could not score for eight rounds, but today you fixed the situation. What hindered your personal conversion?
– Honestly, I would prefer team winning than me scoring. We lost three very important points.
– We understand that you are upset. Another question about the goal: was it a practised combination with Sikan or an improvisation?
– I think it was more of an improvisation, because Dania headed the ball a little there, and I just shot well.