Srna: We will change coaches until we find what we need

Acting head coach Shakhtar Darijo Srna spoke about the search for a new mentor Gornyakov. Horvat noted that the club is looking for a specialist who will provide the team with beautiful, high-quality football.

“I want you to understand me correctly: we will change the coach until we find what we need. Let it be six, seven, eight, nine, ten coaches, but I assure Shakhtar fans that we will find them. Firstly, every club has differences and every club has a black streak. Sooner or later, it will happen. We will get through this and become stronger,” Srna said.

“But fans should know one simple thing: I promise them, and I can even say this on behalf of the president and the entire club, that Shakhtar will win trophies with beautiful, high-quality Shakhtar football. It won’t be otherwise. I know the president: he likes to lose with beautiful football, but he doesn’t like to win with ugly football. And this is the difference between our president and the rest.”

Let us remind you that on October 16, Shakhtar officially parted ways with Patrick van Leeuwen, who would lead the Miners in the summer of 2023. On the same day, 41-year-old Darijo Srna was appointed acting. head coach.

Later, information appeared that the Miners were negotiating only with European coaches. At the same time, it was not possible to reach specific agreements with any of the potential candidates. One of them was the Spaniard Oscar Garcia, who refused the Donetsk club.

Shakhtar takes third place in the UPL, having played one match less for Krivbass and Polesie. On October 21, the team will play against LNZ in the Ukrainian Championship. The Pitmen also occupy third place in the Champions League group, and in the next match of the European Cup tournament they will play against Barcelona on October 25.