The whole team were on top
Thursday, April 4, 2024
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Shakhtar midfielder Artem Bondarenko about the match against Chornomorets and reaching the final of the Ukrainian Cup
– Artem, congratulations on the victory! Shakhtar reached the Ukrainian Cup final. What are your impressions and emotions after this match?
– Emotions are very positive. We knew that we will face a tough opponent who tries to play very good football, but we made it to the final. This will be the first final of the Ukrainian Cup for me, so I am very happy.
– It was noticeable that Artur Avahimian was told to act very efficiently and confidently against you. Did you feel it on the field?
– And I was told to act very efficiently and confidently against Artur Avahimian. And it turns out that we played efficiently against each other. Everyone saw his incredible hat-trick, he is a good footballer, so it was nice to play against him, but the result is on the board.
– Tell us more about the game. What is your analysis of the match?
– We started very well, then conceded an unnecessary goal – the opponent scored almost out of nothing, and then we began to lead again a little bit and brought this game to a logical conclusion.
– You are great at converting penalties. What is the secret of such confidence during penalty kicks?
– The training sessions. And mental confidence.
– How exactly do the team determine who will take a penalty? And why were you chosen now?
– There is no such thing that Mister says who takes a penalty, but Zhora and I already agree on the field: he takes one penalty, I take one penalty, the one who is more confident. So, there are no conflicts about this, because we do not like it when there is a collective farm on the field: “Let me do it”, “No, let me do it”. We do not have that. The one who is more confident hits. All of this – our agreements – goes peacefully.
– You just mentioned Heorhii Sudakov. Perhaps, we can say that he was the man of the match. How can you describe the actions of your teammate, because you feel each other very well on the field?
– Yes, we constantly play together. You can say that he played an incredible game, but the whole team played an equally incredible game – I do not want to single anyone out. The whole team were on top. I will repeat, we are all very happy that we managed to achieve our goal, and also with such a confident victory.
– What happened in the dressing room after this victory?
– Honestly, nothing happened. This is kind of another victory, if I may say so, and everyone knows that, firstly, we need to switch to the next games of the championship, because in three days we will face an even more difficult opponent, and secondly, we will have a difficult Cup final, and tomorrow we will see who we will play against. So, there is no joy yet.
– By the way, about the Ukrainian Cup final. Who would you like to face?
– My opinion is as follows: I want to play against Polissia. But it does not mean that they are stronger or weaker, it is just my wish. They are now a new force in Ukrainian football, they have good players, so I would like to play with them. Vanka Petriak is also there, I would like to play against him.
– You can say hello to him...
– No, I do not want to.
– Emotions are very positive. We knew that we will face a tough opponent who tries to play very good football, but we made it to the final. This will be the first final of the Ukrainian Cup for me, so I am very happy.
– It was noticeable that Artur Avahimian was told to act very efficiently and confidently against you. Did you feel it on the field?
– And I was told to act very efficiently and confidently against Artur Avahimian. And it turns out that we played efficiently against each other. Everyone saw his incredible hat-trick, he is a good footballer, so it was nice to play against him, but the result is on the board.
– Tell us more about the game. What is your analysis of the match?
– We started very well, then conceded an unnecessary goal – the opponent scored almost out of nothing, and then we began to lead again a little bit and brought this game to a logical conclusion.
– You are great at converting penalties. What is the secret of such confidence during penalty kicks?
– The training sessions. And mental confidence.
– How exactly do the team determine who will take a penalty? And why were you chosen now?
– There is no such thing that Mister says who takes a penalty, but Zhora and I already agree on the field: he takes one penalty, I take one penalty, the one who is more confident. So, there are no conflicts about this, because we do not like it when there is a collective farm on the field: “Let me do it”, “No, let me do it”. We do not have that. The one who is more confident hits. All of this – our agreements – goes peacefully.
– You just mentioned Heorhii Sudakov. Perhaps, we can say that he was the man of the match. How can you describe the actions of your teammate, because you feel each other very well on the field?
– Yes, we constantly play together. You can say that he played an incredible game, but the whole team played an equally incredible game – I do not want to single anyone out. The whole team were on top. I will repeat, we are all very happy that we managed to achieve our goal, and also with such a confident victory.
– What happened in the dressing room after this victory?
– Honestly, nothing happened. This is kind of another victory, if I may say so, and everyone knows that, firstly, we need to switch to the next games of the championship, because in three days we will face an even more difficult opponent, and secondly, we will have a difficult Cup final, and tomorrow we will see who we will play against. So, there is no joy yet.
– By the way, about the Ukrainian Cup final. Who would you like to face?
– My opinion is as follows: I want to play against Polissia. But it does not mean that they are stronger or weaker, it is just my wish. They are now a new force in Ukrainian football, they have good players, so I would like to play with them. Vanka Petriak is also there, I would like to play against him.
– You can say hello to him...
– No, I do not want to.