Bohdan Mikhailichenko: When you concede an early goal, negative emotions appear, you start to get nervous

Donetsk Shakhtar defender Bohdan Mikhailichenko commented on his team’s strong-willed victory over Kolos in the game of the 23rd round of the Ukrainian Premier League.

— Bogdan, the game against Kolos turned out to be very difficult for the Pitmen. Do you agree with this statement?

– Undoubtedly. There are only 8 rounds left and all matches will be so difficult. Each team has its own tasks – someone wants to finish in the European Cup zone, and someone wants to stay out of the Premier League. The most important thing is that we took three points and we will continue to prepare.

— The hosts opened the scoring in the opening game and it must be said that Shakhtar’s players didn’t manage to do much before the break. What is the reason?

– When you concede an early goal, negative emotions appear, you start to get nervous. In the first half, Kolos players moved well across the field and did not let us play. Hence the minimum moments on our part. And after the break, they got a little tired, and we managed the main thing – to score a goal, followed by the second goal.

– Did the two substitutions that Jovičević made during the break – the appearance of Zubkov and Konoplya – change a lot in the game of the Orange-and-Blacks?

– Yes, sure. Many of us can take the field and add power and confidence to us. Due to this, we added in aggression.

– From the stands of the stadium it was noticeable that you often changed positions with Georgy Sudakov. That he played on the left in defense, that you are in the place of the left midfielder. You rarely see this…

– We tried to move, change positions in order to confuse the Kolos players.

— Who was the most useful player in Shakhtar’s roster?

– I would not want to single out anyone, but I would mark the whole team. Now all the matches are very tense and we need a good team game.