Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder joined the position previously announced by the club representatives.

The Ukrainian Football Association, as part of summing up the internal results of 2020 for the Ukrainian segment of the game, opened a vote among fans for the title of Best Head Coach 2020 in the UPL, placing in the list of nominees Oleksandr Ryabokon (Desna), Viktor Skripnik (Zarya) and Mircea Lucescu.

There was no place in the honorary top three for the mentor of the reigning champions of the country, Luis Castro, which provoked bewilderment in the reaction of the representatives of the Donetsk Miner. Thus, the Pitmen's press service was marked by a corresponding publication on social networks, and the Donetsk football director, Darijo Srna, gave an interview to the club's website about this.

Shakhtar midfielder Taras Stepanenko also joined the above positions, expressing his opinion in an interview with Football NEWS program on Football TV channel.

" How can a coach who won the championship with a record break, left the Champions League group, reached the LE semi-finals, and did not get into the nomination. It's not clear at all.

There are people there who won nothing this year, some just came.

After all, the year 2020 is estimated, you need to look at the results and achievements of this year, and not what is there, perhaps, someday will be.

Therefore, it is not fair. I don't know who took part there, but the players were not asked. I think, since you are voting for the best coach, then first of all you need to ask the players, "

As a reminder, Shakhtar Donetsk will return to a series of official matches against Kolos from Kovalevka, which is scheduled for February 13.