The main central defender of the Gunners in the championship season in the First League Dmitry Zozulya again Arsenal player. He told the club media center about the state of affairs in the team and the mood for the duel of the 13th round of the UPL against the Donetsk Shakhtar.
"I returned to Kiev Arsenal, as this is not a foreign club for me. We had ups and downs, but, nevertheless, last season we fulfilled the main task by going to the Premier League. Now we will proceed from what we have, and by all means we will try to improve our situation in the standings ".
"In the last round, I entered the field in a game against FC Lviv, the club in which I debuted in the Premier League at the time. Let him play just a few minutes, but it was very important for me ".
"As for training, they are interesting, playful for Vyacheslav Grozny. When I came to the base and watched the classes of Ravanelli, they are compared to the present heaven and earth. There was something from the field of athletics. Now everything is football, we are doing everything that we should benefit from playing against Shakhtar in the future ".
"When I arrived, the first thing Grozny said is that he does not have nepotism, any calls, requests. What he sees, what his coaching experience tells him, he gives players. He puts only the strongest.. The one who proves his right to train, he plays. In sports it is normal. Rabat in the team understand why this or that player in the ".
"In the future, everything will depend on the results. Need stability. We understand that it is necessary to struggle for the place under the sun ".
"The upcoming match with Shakhtar will be the best exam for everyone. The fact that there will not be several main players in the opponent’s composition will not change the concept of the Pitmen’s game. We understand that after the defeat of Manchester City, the Shakhtar players will come out against us evil.. But we will not have the main task to close in our own penalty area and rely on luck for 90 minutes.. We will try to realize our achievements.. Shakhtar is a very strong team, but not sinless ".
"Yes, after the unsuccessful start our guys lost confidence somewhere, but after Vorskla a certain positive effect was postponed.. We will try to give battle to the miner. You can give up, but to play with dignity ".
"If in our championship the teams would have had a better realization, then the Miner would not expose his rear and would not go on the attack. Here Desna, for example, could spoil them the statistics on the missed goals. If Filippov hit an empty net, then in that match everything would have been much more interesting.. They already patted Miner's nerves, and it would be even harder for him. We have such examples in Ukrainian football.. Tomorrow we will also try to find our arguments..
Vyacheslav Grozny is a very good psychologist. He gives us confidence in our abilities at every training session, which is the most important thing for us now ".
The Arsenal-Kiev vs Shakhtar match will take place on Saturday, October 27, at the Valery Lobanovsky Dynamo Stadium. Beginning at 17:00.
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