Kosyrin: This is a technical mistake of Sikan, in football this case is very common

Former striker of the national team of Ukraine Oleksandr Kosyrin praised the match between Celtic and Shakhtar in the fifth round of the Champions League group stage, which guaranteed the Pitmen a place in the playoffs of the Europa League, highlighting several moments.

— I dfor Shakhtar and for Celtic it was a key game in the group stage. What are your impressions after watching this meeting?

– Of course, everyone understood the price of this match. The Scottish club, as hosts, immediately took the initiative into their own hands. We all know how Celtic knows how and loves to put pressure on the opponent. In the first 15-20 minutes of the game, they often score goals. However, Shakhtar, having recovered, took the ball under his control. And Celtic didn’t really succeed in attacking. And it must happen that Trubin’s first shot on target became effective.

– Yakumakis’ goal was unexpected…

– Yes, there was a flank pass, Shakhtar’s defenders blocked one blow, and then they couldn’t counter Yakumakis after the rebound. Trubin tried hard in this episode, but the distance from the striker was very close.

— In the first half, Shakhtar did little in attack. What is it connected with?

“For Celtic everything was decided that evening, they were very aggressive. Yes, and the audience exerted significant pressure. Somewhere, errors interfered with the development of attacks.

– At the 42nd minute, Traore brought Mudrik one on one with Hart. Why didn’t Mikhail score in that episode?

— Mudrik slowed down a little, ran into the penalty area, and shot. In my opinion, he needed to go to the left. There, either the keeper knocked him down, and this is a penalty, or he would have been able to break through already into an empty net.

– Losing during the match, Igor Jovicevich did not make a single substitution during the break of the match. Why?

– It was clear that the team played correctly, no one fell out of the game. And in possession of the ball, the Ukrainian team added. Probably, the Pitmen’s mentor thought that if there is a game, then there will definitely be chances at Hart’s goal.

— Did the miner turn out to be physically more powerful than the opponent?

— No, there is approximate parity. But Shakhtar players are more technical. So it was before, when the Brazilians played. But, as it turned out, even now, when mainly Ukrainian players played, they are doing well with the technique. We see how subtly Bondarenko and Sudakov act. Zubkov and Mudrik. And the defenders are to be commended. Both in defense and at the beginning of attacks, they acted almost unmistakably. So the style of the Shakhtar team has not changed.

— Mikhail Mudrik equalized the score in the match. His game keeps getting better and better…

– Mudrik is growing, and from match to match. He himself creates chances for his partners, and manages to score goals. Remember what pass he gave to Zubkov. And in the episode with the goal scored on the Celtic Park field, Misha did everything right. He ran away from rivals and powerfully struck.

His strongest quality is his speed?

– For today, yes. He stands out, of course. Somewhere, Mudrik is also mistaken, taking the wrong actions. But it normal. You play in the Champions League against the strongest clubs in Europe. But Michael had confidence in his abilities.

– Especially before we did not see Mudrik score from a distance, and even with such a blow …

– He probably did it in training, and more than once. And now it all happened in an official match. As the famous coach Semyon Altman said: “Each vegetable has its own time.” Now the price of Mudrik has increased. Everyone sees his game.

– And how did Daniil Sikan not score in the 72nd minute of the meeting?

– A memorable episode. Of course, this is a technical error of Sikan. It was necessary either to score in one touch or to take the ball and with the second touch to break into an empty net. And so Daniil put his foot and the ball, with rotation, flew from the gate. At this time, open football began. Then Trubin also saved his goal, preventing the Scots from scoring.

– Usually, opponents are punished for such misses.

Yes, it happens all the time in football. Will Sikan break? I saw that the partners encouraged Daniil, they said something to him. He is a young football player. You need to go through this.

– In the next game against Leipzig, who should play at the start: Traore or Sikan?

– It’s hard to say, you need to see the training process. Traore missed a lot, after an injury and has not yet gained condition. But he is a more powerful player. There will be a lot of struggle with Leipzig.

– The game in Warsaw is ahead and it will determine who, Shakhtar or Lepzig, will advance to the 1/8 finals of the Champions League. Who has the advantage?

— We remember that Shakhtar played well in Germany and achieved a convincing victory. Yes, Leptzig changed his coach after that fight. The German team has achieved three victories in a row in the Champions League. However, the miners need to win by any score. Shakhtar will definitely have chances to score. It is important to implement them. We need to score first for our team.

– Alexander, we can repeat, but before the start of the group tour, almost no one believed in Shakhtar. How did this metamorphosis happen with the new team?

— Yes, Shakhtar met with a new player coach only in mid-July. And after three months we see such changes. Here it is worth praising Igor Jovicevich. He was able to unite the guys, bring his vision of football. That’s who you need to go to lectures. I am talking to Ukrainian coaches. Jovićević proved that he can work. Croatian knows foreign languages: Ukrainian, Spanish, English. He can communicate with everyone. It is very important. And it brings results.