Van Leeuwen: Shakhtar’s main meta – conquer it

As part of a new round of the UEFA Champions League group stage, Donetsk Shakhtar will defeat the guests for Belgian Antwerp.

The head coach of the “Girniki” Patrick Van Leeuwen commented on the choice of team, the pressure on the recent results and the game of the upcoming opponent.

“Why is it important to coach the team through recent results? It is not easy. We are talking about the Champions League, which is difficult and will require extra strength and work.

Why do I have a warehouse like in Porto? Our goal is to overcome it. So tomorrow we will be more than happy if there is no support for our opponent. Ale our zavdannya – vigrati.

How well do I know Antwerp and how does the situation in Ukraine compare? Before we started we obviously watched all Antwerp matches, we know how the opponent plays. We can handle all situations and all options. As I have already said, our meta is to overcome the team and represent the best in tomorrow’s match. As for the current situation, there is war in Ukraine. The first difficult moment is the transfer between the edges and behind the cordon, which takes well over an hour. One more point: during the hour of matches in Ukraine, anxiety often arises, which causes our games to worry for about 90 days. This flows psychologically and motivationally, but also the situation. We have a war, a military camp, and we are facing an aggressor. And in such a situation it is best to calm down.

I feel pressure from possible solutions or reliable care? Obviously the results were not what we expected. It is a bit of pressure, but not this side, but more of an internal pressure, which stimulates in a positive way, motivates to overcome. “And we know that exactly the same task lies ahead of us tomorrow,” Van Leeuwen quotes Official website of “Girnikiv”.

The Antwerp – Shakhtar match will take place on Wednesday, June 4. Cob – about 7:45 PM Kiev time. You can follow the key points of this team through additional online text broadcast on Sportish.co.