August 10, 2025
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Arda Turan: “If we play this way, we don’t deserve victory”

The Turkish specialist commented on the match of the second round of the Ukrainian Premier League”, – WRITE: Sport.ua

Shakhtar Donetsk Turkish Coach Arda Turan He commented on the match of the second round of the Ukrainian Premier League, in which his team played a draw with Lviv Carpathians with a score of 3: 3:

– First of all, I want to say that the match started well in our favor. We owned the ball, used a high press, which we profess and which we try to follow. The game we wanted to promote in the center of the field meets our standards. Unfortunately, all missing balls also come from the standards we try to apply. In general, we have not been able to fully answer today. Of course, I’m not happy with the result. Just like our game. I feel that we could play much better. The fatigue and the rich calendar are given, but I am not here to look for excuses, I am to look for a solution. I can only say that we will look for these solutions. I think that in the context of today’s confrontation, we have not lost two points, but deserved one. In the course of events and how the match took place. Now it is important for us to concentrate on the next matches, on improving what we could improve. I want to congratulate the Carpathians, they really deserved this draw. For their dedication and how they showed themselves on the football field. We need to be more loyal to the things we want to profess. It is possible to diversify these options, which we have, especially in the last third of the field. Football is a simple game. Sooner or later, it goes to the stage of struggle against each other, and we need to improve it.

Of course, we are upset today, but we do not lower our hands and heads and move on. I am sure that we will become the best in all indicators. – In 2010, you played at this stadium with Galatasari, missed and played in the last minutes. Do not think that today was a small dejaja?

And how do you atmosphere in Lviv?

– Football consists of some stories and dejaja. Of course, it’s fine. Sometimes you have to respect your defeats and failures. This is also part of football. This testifies to a certain force, both teams and personality. As for the atmosphere at the stadium, it was incredible. I am happy to experience such moments. Unfortunately, in the context of sports struggle, today I and my team are upset. However, I am glad that the fans gave a wonderful atmosphere of emotions and drive. Therefore, we respect this failure, but we respect what the opponent showed. How fans in the stands and this atmosphere of the football holiday showed themselves.

– Oleg Orthodko spent last season in the Carpathians. Did they talk to him before the match, did he give any tips?

– Of course, regarding tactical knowledge, I am always open to my players and glad to listen to them. There is no such episode when I would not allow them to speak. I also have a decent team of analysts who analyze the game from “A” to “I”, so I fully trust them. We check every game and every opponent. It is not always possible to implement both tactically and strategically some things because of lack of time. However, I respect any such things and always open to the opinions of my players.

– Why did you not continue to attack and press on the Carpathian gate after scored heads?

– First of all, I want to emphasize that if we play this way, then we do not deserve to win. Because large commands cannot afford to skip three goals in one match. First of all, this is my responsibility because I’m the head coach. I had to choose another strategy for this confrontation. Therefore, the fact that I could not approach it specifically to today’s match is first and foremost my responsibility. Now I have to fix it because it is unacceptable to miss three goals for 90 minutes for a team that positions itself large. We will move on and respect this experience, although it is very sad for us, but valuable.

– Compare when it was more difficult for you: to resist the Carpathians as a player or as a coach. And the second question is that you quickly received a yellow card because you were dissatisfied with the referee decision. How do you comment on the judge in this match?

– It is difficult to compare, because it has passed a lot of time, but I am sure that there are many similar moments: both football and around football. I am sure that both confrontations were top, but both have a sad shade for me. It is important for us now to draw the right conclusions. In my opinion, it is inappropriate to talk about a judge. First of all, we must focus on ourselves and our mistakes. And on how we could allow them.

Earlier it was reported that Vladislav Lupashko commented on a draw in a match with Shakhtar.

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