Goalkeeper Zarya speaks about the goalkeeping situation in the leading clubs, the match against Shakhtar and the end of the championship
19-year-old goalkeeper of Luhansk Zorya Alexander Saputin made his debut in the main team of his team only in the second round. And immediately the young talent came to court. After 12 meetings in the UPL, he already has 7 clean sheets, which allowed Luhansk to continue the fight for medals and a ticket to the Champions League.
– Congratulations on your victory. Did you know it would be such a tough game?
– Now, at the finish of the championship, every victory is hard. It is clear that we want to move up in the standings, and for this we need to win in all games.
— What can you say about Ingulets?
— Very good, organized team. They were really hard to play with.
– The guests had their moment at the start of the second half …
– After a cross from the flank to the center of the penalty area, I realized that I would not have time to intercept and remained at the goal. The opponent shot from close range, but I was able to react to this blow.
– On Wednesday, Zorya will have a fight with Shakhtar for the Champions League or for gold medals?
– It will be the same game as today. We have to win on Wednesday.
— Is there any excitement before the match against the Pitmen?
– No. I believe in myself and in our team.
— Do you communicate with someone from the Donetsk team?
– Recently I saw Yegor Nazarina. We warmly communicated with our former footballer, who moved to Shakhtar in September.
— We see that the goalkeepers in the top three teams in Ukraine are very young. Shakhtar’s mentors trust Anatoly Trubin, Vladislav Rybak played in Dnepr-1. Well, you started to play steadily in Zara. The coaches of the Ukrainian national team, I think, have taken note of you. In the last championship, you and Rybak played in the youth team of Zorya …
– Yes. This is my friend, Vlad is two years older than me. He shows himself great in Dnepr-1, and I am very happy for him. By the way, I started my career at the Academy of the Dnieper. And Rybak is from Uman. Last year we were in the youth team of Zorya, goalkeeping coach Artem Kolyada works great there. He deserves to be thanked.
– Then the question is, having talented guys in the academy, is it worth inviting goalkeeper Valef from Brazil, who makes so many mistakes during the season?
— I can’t answer this question, especially since Valef plays in another team. Let everything be decided in fair competition.
Source: Sportarena
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