– Why didn’t he get a chance in the first team earlier? There is a lot of competition, or was Ivan somehow deprived of attention?
– In Shakhtar, the competition is always crazy. And the gulf between youth and adult football in Ukraine is large, and between the youth and Shakhtar’s first team is even greater.
Such realities. As a coach, this worries me, every day I puzzle over how to shorten this distance. I really want as many U-19 players as possible to play for Shakhtar’s first team – this is one of the main tasks of my work.
Today, the way through the lease is, unfortunately, a little shorter than directly. But I always tell the guys, “You have to train 100%.” This is sometimes fate. Someone will be sold, someone will be injured – and you can be taken to the meeting in one day. You have to be ready for such a chance and challenge, said Bjelik.
Source: sport.ua