Arda Turan revealed the truth after Shaktar's 5-0 victory
In the Ukrainian Premier League, Arda Turan's Donetsk side defeated Epitsentr Dunayivtsi 5-0, clearing another hurdle on their way to the championship without losing a single point. After the match, the young coach drew attention with his comments.
In the 16th week of the Ukrainian Premier League, Arda Turan's Shakhtar Donetsk hosted Epitsentr Dunayivtsi. The match, played at Arena Lviv, was won by Arda Turan's team with a score of 5-0.
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The goals that secured Shakhtar Donetsk's victory were scored by Pedrinho from the penalty spot in the 9th minute, Newerton in the 20th minute, Kaua Elias in the 30th minute, and Luca Meirelles in the 85th and 89th minutes. Following this result, Shakhtar Donetsk are level on points with leaders LNZ Cherkasy on 35 points, but remain in second place due to their inferior head-to-head record. In the next round of the Ukrainian Premier League, Shakhtar Donetsk will host Karpaty Lviv. Epitsentr Dunayivtsi will host LNZ Cherkasy.
Shakhtar Donetsk, who added Prosper Obah from LZN, their closest rival in the championship race, to their squad, had announced the transfer before the match. Arda Turan gave a noteworthy answer to a question on this subject after the match.
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At a press conference, Arda Turan was asked, ‘Today, a transfer was announced: Prosper Obah from LNZ has joined your team. How do you rate this player? What strengths did you look for when signing him? And could this be seen as a kind of weakening of your most serious rival?’ Arda Turan responded to this question with the following statements:
"Firstly, I would like to point out that Prosper Obah is a technically very strong player and also an excellent sprinter. And what is very important is his ability to defend the ball well and participate in collective defensive actions. We have been monitoring him since the start of the season, so this was in no way connected to our personal meeting. We officially announced the transfer today, but the specific discussions regarding this transfer began a month ago."
"I don't think we are trying to weaken our current main rival in this way, because when we sold Sudakov three months ago, no one asked us whether we were weakening Shakhtar. And again, if we consider the logic of events, two months ago our main rivals were considered to be Polissya and Dynamo. So, yes, of course, I really like the fighting spirit and character that LNZ showed as a team and that Prosper Obah showed in the match against us, but I also see this question as disrespectful to the player."
