Also, the ex-holeador of the national team of Ukraine appreciated the potential rivals of the Donetsk in the person of Scottish Rangers and the Greek “Panatinaikos”, told what the Turkish fans are famous, remembered the famous victory of “yellow-blue” in Istanbul, and also assessed the game of the first Turkish Legioner.
– Andrew, if Shakhtar passes the Turkish “Besiktash”, then one of the pair of “Rangers” – “Panatinaikos” will become the opponent of the Donetsk team. What What is your opinion about the potential rivals of the Miners in the next stage of the Europa League?
– It seems to me that if Shakhtar passes “Besiktash”, then the Donetsk people can pass and someone from this couple. It is clear that Rangers and Panatinaikos took good places in their championships. But, it seems to me that these teams approach the Donetsk team in terms of the level and style of the game. Therefore, I think it will be a little easier to play with them than with Besiktas. If we pass the Besiktash, then in my opinion, Shakhtar should pass the next rival from this couple.
-For Panatinaikos, the ex-football player “Shakhtar” Tette, by the way, plays.
– God forbid, “Shakhtarev” to pass “Besiktash” and the Tete, maybe, will see with your former classmates.
– And the Rangers that season Dynamo took place.
– Rangers in the Scotland Championship, though well, but this team is unstable in European Cups. Both the Greeks and the Scots are now playing football that Shakhtar is able to play with them. They are suitable for this style! In matches against such teams Shakhtar feels more comfortable.
– Now Shakhtar is the main thing to go through Besiktash. And those opponents should not be more complicated than the Turkish team?
– I think that of these three Besiktash teams the strongest.
– What can you say about Turkish teams and Turkish football?
– Turks are a hot people. Although many legionnaires play a lot of legionnaires in Besiktash. It is impossible to say that some Turks stand for them. But as for the atmosphere, Turkey is very hot support. The fans are so demanding. A very large number of people at the stadium are going there. When we played in Turkey for the national team and at the club level, they did not sleep in the morning. And if the match is about 22:00, then they are at the stadium from the 12th day, near the hotels. Here they are such psychological pressure on rivals! Very emotionally, the Turks support. At times, they did not even sleep because they knew that the team was living in a certain hotel. And it was very noisy. Although the police guarded, they heard. Therefore, Besiktash’s support will be unrealistic. The Turks are Turks. I think that this game will probably have a lot of provocations and delays. They are such lovers, play on the camera, identify some acting qualities.
-In your career, probably one of the brightest matches for the national team of Ukraine when you in the selection of the World Cup 2006 beat Turkey with a score of 0: 3 on its field.
– No one expected such agility from the national team of Ukraine! And then the national team of Ukraine arrived and with a score 0: 3 simply took the opponent on his field. It was impossible to say that it was without a chance for Turkey. The Turks had many moments. But by that time he played well in the Gate of Shovkovsky. And ahead, of course, was Shevchenko, who scored everything he could. And we came, beat Turkey then!
-Turkey was then the current bronze medalist of the World Cup 2002!
-Yes! Then the hype was unreal. And Shakhtar with Besiktas will be, one thousand percent, it is not easy. First of all, there will be a moral attack from fans, stands and more.
– In early July 2005, a defender Tolga Seyhan, who became the first Turkish legionar at the Donetsk club, passed for $ 3.75 million to Shakhtar. What can you say about him?
– We had such a defender. But he played little. Seyhan played very few matches. He is an athletic guy! But sometimes, of course, he brought a lot. Such unreliable and unstable, let’s say so. Therefore, he did not particularly play with us.
– Although, when they invited, they thought, on the contrary, that would add reliability in defense?
– Probably. If his passport was Brazilian, I think he would have played. This is also such a play. Because at that time there were Ukrainians in the defense, and the limit was in the Championship of Ukraine (laughs). If Seyhan had a Brazilian passport, he probably had more time and trust by the coaching staff. And he has a Turkish passport and the chances were not enough
Source: Sport.ua