Shakhtar head coach Arda Turan commented on the victory over Polissyam (1:0) in the Ukrainian Championship, highlighting the strength of the opponent and the importance of the psychological factor in such matches.

“First of all, I want to greet my boss, Mr. Ruslan Rotan, for this game, which they demonstrated today, and at the same time for all the football that will be, and the pledge for Polissya as a project. It’s important to prepare for them, and this is an effective, extremely rewarding period of time, which brings out the incredible strength of the zusil,” Turan said.

The coach said that the key point was the psychology and character of the team: “Today, instead of a tactful warehouse, we would like to speak to us first on psychology, as a result of? For five matches after we couldn’t overcome our opponent in the Ukrainian Championship and would have been scored? Why, then, it is extremely acceptable to destroy this negative history for us"

Okremo Turan commented on the big calendar and the team’s camp: “For us, we have no idea about the final stage of the final with Krystal Peles, we are concentrated only on the offensive defense and continue to collapse from match to match. The most important thing is not to lose concentration and focus on what really matters."

Shakhtar’s mentor also pointed to the importance and logistics: “After 16 years of traveling by bus, it is simply impossible and unrealistic to compete with football players of their maximum physical level. I’m not trying to justify this, but because we want to improve Ukrainian football, we are to blame for the reforms"

Speaking about winning the match, Turan realized that the first half was going well: “Maybe today I will be the calmest person. I am obliged to comply with my assistant Okan. The most important thing is to just try to understand your children and support them."

Podsumovuyuchi, the coach emphasized the importance of mentality: “This game lies not only in tactical training. and let’s move on from whoever I want to get today,” said the coach.

Yours truly, a video of the highlights of the match between Shakhtar and Polissia in the 24th round of the Ukrainian Premier League 2025/26.