The defeat that devastated Arda Turan! 'The worst day I've ever had'

Shakhtar Donetsk suffered their first defeat in the Ukrainian League under Arda Turan. Turan's students left the field with a 4-1 defeat against LNZ Cherkasy. LNZ Cherkasy defeated Shakhtar Donetsk for the first time in its history, while Shakhtar Donetsk suffered its first defeat in the league this season.

Arda Turan, who made statements after the match, took full responsibility for the defeat and made remarkable statements.

Arda Turan's statements are as follows;

"I share all the pain that the people of Ukraine are feeling right now. I would also like to thank and pay my respects to all the players, all the people involved in sports, both in football and in other sports. It is an incredible achievement that professional sports continue at the highest level in Ukraine despite all the circumstances. You are all doing a great job and I want to thank you sincerely for that. I believe you are an example for the whole world. I am really proud to be around people like that who find the strength to keep going and do their work even in these difficult times."

'WHAT I FEEL TODAY IS REALLY DEVASTATING'

"Going straight into the match, I would like to congratulate our opponents LNZ. They really played better today and fully deserved this result. To be honest, I think it's the worst day I've had since I started working as head coach. What I feel today is really devastating and it's probably the first time I've felt like this in my coaching career. I take full responsibility: when the team concedes four goals at home, it's all my responsibility and I won't avoid it."

'WE COULDN'T REACT'

"Today's game, first of all, was based on one-on-one situations and unfortunately we didn't react adequately to all that happened. It's also important to emphasize what our reaction will be, whether we will react as an ordinary team or as a champion team. What I can say for sure is that after the break for the national matches, we will learn many lessons from today's match that we all need to learn together."

'THE NATIONAL TEAM IS ONE OF THE MOST HONORABLE THINGS'

"Despite the defeat, I went into the locker room after the game and wished all our national team players good luck, because representing your national team is one of the most honorable things in football. And I'm really proud that they had the opportunity to represent their country, especially the representatives of the Ukrainian national team. Overall, I did my best to give them a positive mood ahead of the trip and they have some tough games ahead of them."