The miners have developed a winter training program to get in shape for the Europa League playoffs
Head coach Shakhtar Marino Pusic spoke about the team’s preparation for the playoffs Europa League With Marseille.
“We need to be realistic. The Europa League is a fantastic and very difficult tournament, you need to take into account the teams that play in it, because there are some that can also play in the Champions League. If anyone thinks that this tournament is easier than the Champions League, then this is not so. And I’ve experienced this in my career. This is a great tournament, a very tough competition with strong teams.”
“We will play against a strong opponent with a long history, who will be very difficult to defeat. We think gradually, and, as I said, our task is to continue to play in our style and compete with our opponents.”
“We will see what the result will be, and the most important thing is that we have achieved the first goal – to be in Europe after the winter break. We will try to continue like this.”
“A long winter break is a specific and unusual situation. But I am adaptable, I quickly adapt to circumstances and I always think about what, under such conditions, in such a situation, we can do to better prepare our team. I analyzed this with many members of the coaching staff and we created a preparation plan for this month in Antalya. The program is ready, we will work hard on it to be ready for the first match.”
“It’s very unusual because other teams will already be playing at this time: Marseille will have several official matches before meeting us, and we will only have friendlies – this is a big difference. But this is what we have. We will try to prepare as much as possible for this game, taking into account its complexity, and tune in to this level in the friendly matches that we will play during the preparation period. It’s not easy, but we will do our best in training and in games to be ready. Other teams are playing official matches at this time and feel a high level of competition. For us the situation is different – we will try to cope with the help of a training program.”
Let us remind you that Shakhtar head coach Marino Pusic was pleased with the results of the draw. Coach Gornyakov noted that at the playoff stage there were still teams capable of playing in the Champions League.
The first matches of the 1/16 finals of the Europa League are scheduled for February 15, and the return matches will take place on February 22. The first match will be a “home” match for the Miners.
Source: Sportarena
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