General Director of Shakhtar Sergey Palkin does not consider the problem that the head coach of the team Paulo Fonsec criticized some players.

In the 14th round of the Ukrainian Premier League, Shakhtar broke the world with Steel, because of which the team fell a lot of criticism.

"The criticism was fair, the fans are unhappy. I believe that a club of such a level as ours should not play football with such a result. The guys should understand that the championship is won with such rivals - rivals who are in the middle and bottom of the standings. Today it is not enough to win only from Dynamo, so that the championship was already in your pocket. Therefore, we need to correct the situation, and I think the coaching staff knows what they are doing, "Palkin said..

Paulo Fonseca after the game said that some players are not worthy to be in Shakhtar.

"By and large, everything is clear here, the coach decides who to play and who does not. Naturally, he is not happy with the dedication of some players, so he said he thought. I always repeat that Fonseka always speaks the truth. He expressed what was in his heart ".

There is an opinion that Shakhtar lays out in full only in the Champions League, and in the Ukrainian championship plays half-heartedly.

"It's clear, everyone celebrates a good game in the Champions League and not quite, let's say, a good dedication in the championship of Ukraine. I think the question here is motivation and concentration. You are perfectly aware that as soon as our team turns on the speed, in fact any team of the championship of Ukraine starts to pour. The question is, to force oneself to include these speeds, to motivate oneself - in another way it will not work out. Should be the self-motivation and work of the whole team, this must work and work. Naturally, we understand that we are in difficult conditions. We had a meeting with Feyenoord's representatives, where Dirk Keith, the legend of Liverpool and Feyenoord, was present who said that it is easier for him to play every three days than to fly, and we fly constantly, which is very tiresome. Again:

this is not an excuse, it is a question of the fact that we are in a difficult situation. Nevertheless, the club of our level should show a serious level regardless of the circumstances of the ".

After 4 rounds of the Champions League in Shakhtar's asset 9 points. "Miners" by 6 points ahead of Napoli. To guarantee a place in the Champions League play-offs, the team of Paulo Fonseca needs to score at least 1 point in the meetings with Napoli and Man City.