Van Leeuwen: We are missing out on injured players, but we still have enough good players

Shakhtar will play Porto in the first round match of the Champions League group stage in Hamburzi.

Head coach of “Girniki” Patrick Van Leeuwen spoke about the new location of the fights, personnel problems in defense of the upcoming opponent.

About home games in Gamburzi:

“First of all, I think the club will win here because of its capabilities. Let’s take into account the fact that last year the European Cup matches were played in Warsaw, and this season the Warsaw Legia also missed the match.” European Cups, etc. in teams, which have to lose to Europe, and which can reduce people’s interest before the matches start. After this, the club became aware that there is interest in international competitions in Hamburz. If we wanted to sell tickets, it was a miraculous decision. Satisfied with the move, the quality of the stadium and everything else.’

About personnel problems in the department (including Bondar, Chygrynsky and Matvienko):

“These soldiers have won much more than this, and in my opinion other soldiers have done well in their positions during this period. We turn them down, but we may have enough smart footballers to survive and progress.”

About Porto:

“As coaches, we always keep an eye on the teams we have a lot of respect for, to learn more about their pitfalls and football style. In recent seasons, Porto has always been one of the teams that I have a lot of respect for , because the smell may be comparable and with my statements about ‘Football and the development of our citizens will ensure that they get the chance to play in the first team. We also have football friends who work in Porto, so we will Looking forward to meeting you in the future.”

About work in Ukraine:

“For me there is another piece of evidence in Ukraine: I had a much easier time there and developed my career as a coach at Shakhtar, as director of the Academy. Last year I flew to Ukraine to become a coach in another country . club, and the situation was that I am different. More It is difficult to perform the game and transfer it between places – which takes more than an hour, mainly because of the war. All clubs playing in the UPL, must do their best “Organizing a normal championship for all patients. This situation will continue. Football “In Ukraine everything is still moving forward, young players from local teams are given more opportunities to develop.”

Guess what, the match between Shakhtar and Port in Hamburg, Germany will take place tomorrow, April 19. The match starts at 10pm and an online text broadcast will be available on football.ua.