Shakhtar vs Dynamo: players’ opinion

26-04-15 23:46:14

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The Pitmen have reflected on the game with Dynamo.

Taison, Shakhtar’s midfielder:

- I will say this, today's match was a typical Clasico. In these matches, every player is fighting to the end, doing everything for the good of his team - it has always been this way! We had two opportunities to score, but unfortunately, the match ended in a draw. We are five points behind - it is certainly not one and not two. But we still have matches to play, and we will fight to the end. Moreover, we looked very good today, showing decent football. It should be noted that formally it was our home stadium, but the fans did not support us. On the other hand, everyone knows that our home arena is in Donetsk! So today we had to play even against fans, who massively supported Dynamo. But never mind, we are still fighting and will continue to do so.

Darijo Srna, Shakhtar’s captain:

- A good, man's game. From our side, it was fully open. Dynamo defended, operated on the counterattacks, using long passes. It was evident that they are satisfied with a 0:0 result. At this level, we must score! We had a genuine chance when Adriano could have netted a goal. We knew that there would be scoring chances, but, unfortunately, we did not seize on them. Shakhtar can play even better, but I will not say that we had a bad match. Frequent whistles and pauses in the game? There are things that go along with football. Dynamo were satisfied with a draw, so they sometimes used time-wasting and simulated. It is a pity that we did not win! Plus Dynamo played in front of their fans. The whole stadium supported our opponents! This is unusual, uncomfortable... But you have to go through it. There are still five rounds to go. It will be hard, but we will fight. Still, it is possible to close a 5 point gap. The ball is round, anything is possible in football.

Douglas Costa, Shakhtar’s midfielder:

- It was a very hard game, because the two teams showed good football. But we played in a more proper way than Dynamo, and behaved more appropriately on the field. We did not have a lot of errors today. We looked really good, but Dynamo showed a good game too. We had two opportunities to score against the opponents, but unfortunately that did not happen. This often happens in Clasico. Before the match, many said that Dynamo would be tired. Nothing like this! They had time to rest. When we played in the Champions League, we also had a mad schedule. Nevertheless, we still continued to show the result... Remembering a Yarmolenko story on the eve of the meeting, I would say that Andriy is a good player, and everybody knows that. But we never play against one player. We know whom we should play in a more cautious way, but we still try to play against the whole team. Today, our only problem was that we hit the goal post. Plus, as soon as we left Donetsk, we have often played not only with the opponent, but also with the fans. Although, frankly, we do not really pay attention to it. Yes, it's nice when we are supported, but when fans support against us, we try to ignore it. Theoretically, we can pick additional 15 points; there is a chance to lift the title.

FC Shakhtar