Shakhtar is a title-winning team and a title-winning club
Thursday, May 16, 2024
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FC Shakhtar Sporting Director Darijo Srna shared his emotions from the victory in the Ukrainian Cup and winning the golden double of the season
– Darijo, congratulations on the victory! Shakhtar won the 14th Ukrainian Cup in its history. What does it mean for you?
– Emotions, of course, are very big. And we spent a lot of emotions in the match against Dynamo Kyiv, which was the key game of the season, because the league always comes first. But when the team trained two days after Dynamo, it was clear that we were going to Rivne for the Cup. It is a title-winning team, it is a title-winning club. That is why I, both as a footballer once and as a sporting director today, continue to hold gold medals. We would like to congratulate all our fans, soldiers who fight for our country, footballers, coaching staff, all people who work in the club and, of course, our president on a double. You know that the beginning of the season was very difficult for us, but luckily we found a coach who gave the team the opportunity to play Shakhtar’s football. Therefore, I am very grateful to Marino, Mario and the entire coaching staff for the emotions they gave us during the last four days.
– Shakhtar won two trophies under the leadership of Marino Pusic, we can sum up the results of the season already. What are these results?
– Every person who understands football realizes that Shakhtar have changed a lot with the arrival of Marino Pusic and his coaching staff. I want to say, I'm glad he's here. And we will all be very happy if he stays. And I am sure that he will stay with us. This is a coach who took the team at a very difficult moment, let's say 40 hours before the game against Barcelona, and he went through the Champions League group, won the Cup, won the league title. So we can only congratulate him and the coaching staff on a great job during these five months.
– Shakhtar won the 38th Ukrainian trophy and came up with Dynamo Kyiv by this number. You, like no one else, know the uncompromising nature of this showdown. What will be your comment?
– They are important opponents, they always were and always will be. And I am sure that with such a game, such footballers, such a coaching staff, we will be ahead of Dynamo by at least one trophy next year.
– Emotions, of course, are very big. And we spent a lot of emotions in the match against Dynamo Kyiv, which was the key game of the season, because the league always comes first. But when the team trained two days after Dynamo, it was clear that we were going to Rivne for the Cup. It is a title-winning team, it is a title-winning club. That is why I, both as a footballer once and as a sporting director today, continue to hold gold medals. We would like to congratulate all our fans, soldiers who fight for our country, footballers, coaching staff, all people who work in the club and, of course, our president on a double. You know that the beginning of the season was very difficult for us, but luckily we found a coach who gave the team the opportunity to play Shakhtar’s football. Therefore, I am very grateful to Marino, Mario and the entire coaching staff for the emotions they gave us during the last four days.
– Shakhtar won two trophies under the leadership of Marino Pusic, we can sum up the results of the season already. What are these results?
– Every person who understands football realizes that Shakhtar have changed a lot with the arrival of Marino Pusic and his coaching staff. I want to say, I'm glad he's here. And we will all be very happy if he stays. And I am sure that he will stay with us. This is a coach who took the team at a very difficult moment, let's say 40 hours before the game against Barcelona, and he went through the Champions League group, won the Cup, won the league title. So we can only congratulate him and the coaching staff on a great job during these five months.
– Shakhtar won the 38th Ukrainian trophy and came up with Dynamo Kyiv by this number. You, like no one else, know the uncompromising nature of this showdown. What will be your comment?
– They are important opponents, they always were and always will be. And I am sure that with such a game, such footballers, such a coaching staff, we will be ahead of Dynamo by at least one trophy next year.