We lacked aggression in finishing
Thursday, October 3, 2024
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Shakhtar defender Alaa Ghram shared his impressions of the debut in the Champions League and assessed the game against Atalanta
– Alaa, you made your debut in the Champions League. What does this moment mean to you and what emotions do you feel?
– Undoubtedly, the Champions League is an incredible tournament, competition of some other level, in a good way. And I am very happy to debut for Shakhtar already in the Champions League as well after debuting in the domestic championship. Unfortunately, we could not make our fans happy with a victory today, but I am sure that we will be able to do it more than once already in the near future.
– How can you comment on the game and rate your actions?
– It is hard to answer, to be honest. It was quite a difficult and intense match. I can assure you that we gave our all on the field, including me. The course of events itself was pretty difficult for us, but I think that we as a team managed to react well to these events. However, conversion failed a bit.
– What is the reason for conceded goals? And what did Shakhtar lack today?
– I think that the problem does not consist in conceding three goals or more or less but in how aggressive we were. I think we lacked aggression in finishing a little. However, given the way we played the game in general, I am satisfied with the team’s actions.
– What conclusions should be drawn after this match and what should you focus on in the upcoming games of the Champions League?
– Of course, it might sound cliché, but to continue working hard is a very important aspect. As I have already emphasised, the game was great on our part – in terms of implementation of ideas of the coach, plans of our team. I am sure that we showed what the head coach wanted to see on the field today, and we will work on improving the quality of implementation of our ideas on the field.
– Undoubtedly, the Champions League is an incredible tournament, competition of some other level, in a good way. And I am very happy to debut for Shakhtar already in the Champions League as well after debuting in the domestic championship. Unfortunately, we could not make our fans happy with a victory today, but I am sure that we will be able to do it more than once already in the near future.
– How can you comment on the game and rate your actions?
– It is hard to answer, to be honest. It was quite a difficult and intense match. I can assure you that we gave our all on the field, including me. The course of events itself was pretty difficult for us, but I think that we as a team managed to react well to these events. However, conversion failed a bit.
– What is the reason for conceded goals? And what did Shakhtar lack today?
– I think that the problem does not consist in conceding three goals or more or less but in how aggressive we were. I think we lacked aggression in finishing a little. However, given the way we played the game in general, I am satisfied with the team’s actions.
– What conclusions should be drawn after this match and what should you focus on in the upcoming games of the Champions League?
– Of course, it might sound cliché, but to continue working hard is a very important aspect. As I have already emphasised, the game was great on our part – in terms of implementation of ideas of the coach, plans of our team. I am sure that we showed what the head coach wanted to see on the field today, and we will work on improving the quality of implementation of our ideas on the field.