Lassina TRAORE: “You will see me on the field soon”

Striker of Shakhtar Donetsk Lassina Traore He talked about his recovery from a serious injury.

– Lassina, congratulations on your comeback! How do you feel now?

– Everything is fine, I feel good. I’m making progress every day. I’m looking forward to joining the team.

– How did the children greet you? Do you miss them?

– I always get a warm welcome. I feel at home every time I return. Of course, it was great to see everyone: Dariyo, the players. I’m always happy to be with the team.

– How was your recovery?

– It’s very difficult because I was in Kiev and then in Amsterdam. Now I’m with the team, I’m having a good time and I’m looking forward to playing.

– What emotions do you experience?

– Good feelings. I feel motivated because when you’re not on the field you always want to come back and work harder for it. I want to play again.

– When can we see you on the field?

– Soon. It all depends on my body and what the doctor allows me to do. But I can say it will happen soon.

– There were some changes in the team, a new coach came. What can you say about this?

– I followed everything that was happening in the previous center. And I met a new coach in the Netherlands. I’m so happy he joined our team. I already want to work with him in training.

– Do you understand his wishes now?

– Yes, of course. He was working at Feyenoord and I know how this team plays. We met them last season. We saw each other sometimes when we were in the Netherlands. He is with us now and we are very lucky.

– We are sure you watched Shakhtar’s first match against Barcelona. What can you say about this game, what did you like?

– We have a big match ahead of us. We tried to recover with Sudakov’s goal in the first match, we found many positions but could not score. I hope we are successful today and get 3 points.

The match between Shakhtar and Barcelona will be played in Hamburg on November 7 at 19.45.