The goal is to win the trophy
Wednesday, September 17, 2025
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Shakhtar head coach Arda Turan summed up the winning Ukrainian Cup match against Polissia Stavky
– Mister, Shakhtar have started their Ukrainian Cup campaign. What are your impressions of the game?
– First of all, congratulations to Luca and Isaque. One of them scored, but for me Isaque’s goal also counts. Anyway… I want to thank my players for their focus. It wasn’t easy to play today’s Cup match on this pitch. But I believe the Ukrainians, the children who were here, saw some good football. We are on the right path, although sometimes we have small issues with our system. Still, it was a good motivation for our preparation for the league. We also had the chance to see players who hadn’t played before. That’s why today we are very happy.
– You’ve already mentioned Isaque and Luca. How is their adaptation in the team going and how would you assess their potential?
– They are very young, but a great future lies ahead of them, and I will try to help them prepare for it. Both are very good lads and very talented players. I will try to help them turn their wonderful dreams into reality, but first, we want to make those dreams come true here at Shakhtar, by winning cups and titles together. To be honest, I’m very pleased with Isaque today. I saw that he tried to stay true to our principles and responded very well. As for Luca, he has the potential of a striker – how he gets into the game, how he sees the pitch… but we will put them on the pitch in the right way, protecting them and communicating properly.
– What is Shakhtar’s goal in the Ukrainian Cup?
– If Shakhtar play somewhere, they aim to win the trophy. We’ll try to do that.
– First of all, congratulations to Luca and Isaque. One of them scored, but for me Isaque’s goal also counts. Anyway… I want to thank my players for their focus. It wasn’t easy to play today’s Cup match on this pitch. But I believe the Ukrainians, the children who were here, saw some good football. We are on the right path, although sometimes we have small issues with our system. Still, it was a good motivation for our preparation for the league. We also had the chance to see players who hadn’t played before. That’s why today we are very happy.
– You’ve already mentioned Isaque and Luca. How is their adaptation in the team going and how would you assess their potential?
– They are very young, but a great future lies ahead of them, and I will try to help them prepare for it. Both are very good lads and very talented players. I will try to help them turn their wonderful dreams into reality, but first, we want to make those dreams come true here at Shakhtar, by winning cups and titles together. To be honest, I’m very pleased with Isaque today. I saw that he tried to stay true to our principles and responded very well. As for Luca, he has the potential of a striker – how he gets into the game, how he sees the pitch… but we will put them on the pitch in the right way, protecting them and communicating properly.
– What is Shakhtar’s goal in the Ukrainian Cup?
– If Shakhtar play somewhere, they aim to win the trophy. We’ll try to do that.