The Pitmen mentor spoke about facing Feyenoord in the Europa League.
Shakhtar’s head coach Igor Jovičević shared his expectations from the return match of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League against Feyenoord (the first game – 1:1).
According to the specialist, the team has a margin that needs to be shown tomorrow.
“Thinking, the team is definitely ready for this level of competition. We know the level of the match, after the meeting in Warsaw we made some adjustments. The first game was difficult, but we hope that after we didn’t show our best football.
I think we have reserve potential for our best football. Tomorrow we will fight from the first to the last minute. There is a great team that has repeatedly shown itself well in matches where it is not the favorite. We came to win the match, but it was very difficult to do it, because the Feyenoord stadium always has amazing spectators and atmosphere, but we are ready.”
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Jovićević said he played his first game against Shakhtar in Rotterdam.
“Yesterday was exactly eight months from the first day of the camp. The journey continues, the building of a new team and the foundation of a new project. There is already a solid foundation and a bright future, although we are still at the beginning only. of formation. In the first year, we showed that players with character are here and they can go for the highest goals – the Champions League and the Europa League
We have played in Leipzig to reach the 1/8 finals of the Champions League, now we are playing to reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League – this is a good sign for the first season.
Returning to Rotterdam, where it all began, is a sign, perhaps. After the match it will be clear whether it is good or not, but we believe that everything should be fine. The players have to understand that tomorrow they have to play the best game of their career.”
Shakhtar’s mentor spoke about a possible penalty shootout in the confrontation with Feyenoord.
“The penalty is a lottery, calm and confident that you can save or score. If you manage to do it a few times in training, it still means nothing. Everything happens in the moment. Then in Rennes we scored a goal in the last minutes and had a psychological advantage.
The penalty is a moment of psychology, your practice yesterday does not mean you will take a better penalty kick today. It’s about calmness and confidence,” Jovićević said.
Recall that the online broadcast of the match will be available on ISPORT.ua, which will be available tomorrow, March 16, at 19:45 Kyiv time.
Source: korrespondent
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