Almost tragic flight from Roma in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League imperceptibly marked the beginning of a new stage in the development of the Miner. The management of the club immediately publicly announced that the leading midfielder Fred is guaranteed to leave the team in the summer. Among the priority options for the continuation of the Brazilian's career, the most likely are both Manchester clubs with some bank in the direction of Manchester City. But playing in Rome with a Bernard injury, although not called in the form of a hundred percent future loss, probably also in the summer will replace the residence permit. That's only a 26-year-old attacking midfielder is not targeting Foggy Albion, but looking to the Apennines. Yes, and the latest statements by another wizard Tyson's ball about the low level of the Ukrainian championship clearly show in favor of the fact that the current 30-year-old captain of the Miner can leave the Donetsk club. But do not forget that Paulo Fonseca has not yet signed a new labor agreement, and in the summer, it is not excluded, will depart in the direction of the European club from the top championship ....

Meanwhile, Shakhtar has long established itself as a club with a far-sighted European vision of the situation in which. Moreover, the club management clearly understands that the general line, founded and put into operation by Mircea Lucescu, and adequately continued by Paulo Fonseca brings the most important in football - the result. Romanian specialist initially understood that only Ukrainian players could dominate even in the domestic championship, it would be very problematic. In consequence of this, from the first days of his stay on the coaching bridge of the Miner, Lucescu launched an effective Latin American (albeit with impurities of the Balkan) personnel direction. I must say, it turned out to be almost prophetic. At least in our conditions. And if defensive orders, sometimes for the sake of the notorious limit on legionaries, were formed mainly from our compatriots, then the attack group consisted entirely of Brazilians and Argentines.

Yes, at first there were unexpected punctures in the form of the failed Mexican Neri Castillo and the venerable Italian Cristiano Lucarelli, which only accelerated Lucescu's understanding of the main problem. And her cunning Romanian coach decided, as it turned out, for years to come. One by one, in the Donetsk club, Fernandinho, Willian, Douglas Costa and Alex Teixeira, most of whom are now defending the colors of the grandees of European football. And instead of them the new compatriots Pele were invited with lightning speed, and almost always the calculation of the "miners" coach was justified. Are the recognized leaders gone? No problem! Those who came from Metalist Tyson and Marlos quickly realized what they wanted, and almost immediately began to give out the result. And if in the European Cups the Shakhtar's affairs were with varying success, then on the domestic arena the Brazilian attack dominated almost without alternative. So, as it happens now. Look at the results of the "miners" in the current calendar year in the Premier League: what do you see? !!. Right. Total superiority, granted by regular rout of all who find themselves on the way. Only such victories often turn out to be Pyrrhic. In European competition, opponents are much more serious and dangerous, which, in fact, confirmed the first half of the Kharkiv meeting with Roma and the return match at Stadio Olimpico ....

What will be the further turn of events? Given the loss of Fred, the most likely candidates for filling the vacant position seem to be the prospective local pupils Victor Kovalenko and Alexander Zubkov (with reservations), and Vyacheslav Tankovsky and Dmitry Grechishkin, provided the trust in the coaching staff can grow into great masters. It's not for nothing that both, each in their own time, were summoned to the banner of the Ukrainian national team. What do we see? In Shakhtar, since February, is actively wooing another Brazilian Maicon from Corinthians. 20-year-old midfielder is considered as an immediate replacement for Fred, and in style these players have many similarities.

It is worth noting that the Donetsk club intends not only to continue its vigorous breeding activity in Latin America, but also as a back-up does not abandon the practice of returning to the club the leased players on the contract. First re-moored to become almost native shores Alan Patrick, with Lucescu absolutely not manifested himself. Now the midfielder often comes out even from the first minutes, and I must say, for the matches he sees absolutely does not convince his superiority over the same Kovalenko and Zubkov. The same can be said of Dentinho. Nine "miners" comes off the bench very infrequently, and the proper effect of their appearances does not demonstrate. And the 19-year-old Dodo, signed at the end of last year, did not make his debut for the first team at all. The right crook after the disqualification Dario Srna Fonseca gave the Ukrainian Bogdan Butko. But after it became obvious that, in addition to Fred Shakhtar, Bernard could not be counted yet, he quickly returned from Sao Paulo Wellington to Nem. Not otherwise, a safety option. So, it is not excluded, in a short time on our fields again appears and forgotten Bruno Renan. Do you remember that? !!.

A similar situation exists in the line of attack. Certainly, Facundo Ferreira at Fonsec opened with his best side (this was not the case with Lucescu), but to pull the strap of the scoring in all tournaments for the Argentine is not as easy as it seems. I need a qualified changer. And he, or rather they were, found. True, the experienced Ruslan Fomin and the Nigerian Larry Kayode still have not got their chance for some reason, while Ferreira's basic understudy Gustavo Blanco-Leshchuk spends a minimum of playing time and showed his bombardment qualities a few times. Meanwhile, it was the appearance of Kayoda that became an alarm bell for an ethnic Ukrainian, and Paulo Fonseca promised his compatriot Julius Aghahov to provide a coveted opportunity. Well, and what, in that case, are the prospects for the resigned Kharkov Andrei Boryachuk who is staying in Mariupol now? !!.

Undoubtedly, in football everything is determined solely by the result. Even in the current difficult economic conditions, our grants manage to complete their formations with foreign legionaries of different qualities, while forgetting about their own talented pupils. And even if the orientation towards Ukrainians is quite possible, it will not pay off right away, but sometimes it is necessary to take a small step back in order to make two broad steps forward after a while.