Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder recalled his experience of working with a Portuguese specialist.

In an interview with the club's YouTube channel, Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Taras Stepanenko spoke about the useful skills acquired under the guidance of Portuguese specialist Paulo Fonseca when he worked as the Pitmen's head coaches for three seasons.

" He looked more closely at the players in terms of psychology, talked to them, informed them what he wanted. He instilled in Shakhtar modern football requirements.

The team has become more tactically competent. He taught me a lot. Little things that are not visible to everyone. Everyone knows about them, but not everyone talks.. He showed these little things. It improved my game. If they showed it to me a little earlier, I could squeeze out even more of myself, "

Donetsk Shakhtar will return to the official matches within the Ukrainian Premier League with the confrontation against Kovalevsky Kolos, which is scheduled for February 13.