Brazilian midfielder Shakhtar Fred commented on the upcoming match with Napoli and told about the tasks in the Champions League.
On Tuesday, November 21, Shakhtar will play his match in Naples at the San Paolo Stadium. The beginning of the match at 21:45. Live broadcast on Ukraine and Football 1.
"The victory in the first round charged us with confidence. We won from a very strong and experienced team, which leads the Serie A. They played superbly: they attacked together and defended together, fought for each other and eventually achieved the goal. After the match felt relief and happiness. A very important victory, to be sure, "- quotes Fred official website of UEFA.
"The first task is to leave the group. But more importantly - show a good game, try to win in every match. In general, we will try to go as far as possible ".
"If we want to leave the group, we must play well, sacrifice ourselves on the field and always be aimed at winning. This is the only way to win a ticket to the next round of ".
"Personally, it's great for me that there are a lot of Brazilians in Shakhtar. It helps both on the field and outside. We are very friendly, many knew each other well for Brazil, before moving to "Shakhtar". But I must say, it's not just the Brazilians. We get along well with other guys. Only if all players are united, the team can become stronger ".
"I left Brazil very young, and moving to a country I did not know much about was heavy. But I asked the Brazilians who played here and they assured me that Shakhtar is a big club with an excellent infrastructure. I believed them, and agreed to a transfer. And when I came to Donetsk, I saw that it was really a great club. A big problem was the language, but, as I said, it helped that there are so many Brazilians in the team. Well, the cold, of course! In Brazil, it does not happen so cold ".
"Fonseca said he thinks I'm the best Brazilian midfielder in the world?" Such coach words make me happy. I work hard to help the team on the field.. And to hear this is very pleasant. Fonseca is an intelligent person. He also helped me a lot in this club, and I will continue to work hard to improve my game every day ".
"Fonseca is an outstanding professional. When he came, he talked a lot with the team, explained a lot. He quickly introduced his training methodology, which is different from how Mircea Lucescu worked. I will say in general - he changed a lot. But the players reacted well and quickly adapted to the changes. Last season we won the championship of Ukraine, so our progress is obvious. We are getting better every day, and the coach is also growing with us ".