Donetsk Shakhtar have already moved into the active phase of their preparations for the new season, holding their first training camp in Austria as part of an impressive group of 35 footballers.

The Pitmen's press service did not miss the opportunity to ask Brazilian flank defender Dodo a question, who spoke in detail about his first experience of working under the guidance of Italian mentor Roberto De Zerbi, and also shared his impressions of the team's summer newcomers - his compatriots Pedrinho..

" Three weeks in Austria is a very important and responsible stage, which will allow you to better understand the coach's ideas.

We will try to make the team fully prepared for the official matches, because this season we definitely want to become champions.

Fortunately, this is quite easy for me to get into optimal condition.. The position of the full-back allows you to quickly gain physical condition, moreover, the training was intense.

It is difficult to compare one mentor with another... In any case, we have already started to work out the physical side and have done a lot of ball lessons. De Zerby is gradually implementing his idea of \u200b\u200bthe game, at least the foundation has been laid. Little by little we begin to understand the principles of the coach, and after the training camp we will learn even more.

I didn't know Marlon personally, but I saw how he played. And with Pedrigno, they played together in the Brazilian Olympic team. They are Brazilians, they will definitely adapt. The same Marlon knows French and Italian, learns quickly.

My goals are team goals. To get even better, because first of all I want to help Shakhtar. Things weren't so good last year. That season was a lesson for us and made it clear to work hard.

Past failures have led to a lot of pondering. Now there is a great desire to win so that this season turns out differently, but first you need to have a good training camp.

We have a great desire to work in order to learn more. We will be focused and try not to disappoint the coach. We are also looking forward to the start of the season: the "

Recall that the UPL calendar for the 2021/22 season with approximate dates for the matches became known earlier..