20.06.2025 23:50
The head coach of Shakhtar Donetsk, a team in the Ukrainian League, Arda Turan, held his first training session with his new team. Speaking to his players, Arda Turan said, "If we want to reach the highest level, we will live every moment. Outside, I am your closest friend; you can knock on the door and talk about tactics. But on the field, we will suffer. Why? Because I don't want to see Dynamo Kyiv win the championship again."
Arda Turan, who signed a two-year contract with Shakhtar Donetsk, a team from the Ukrainian Premier League, after his performance under the management of Eyüpspor in the Super League, had his first training session with his new team.
The training session, which started at 19:00, took place at Shakhtar Donetsk, which is continuing its camp preparations in Brdo, Slovenia. The training was broadcast live on the club's social media account, and thousands of people followed the session. During the training, players engaged in passing drills and ball games, while the close interaction and constant communication of head coach Arda Turan with the players also drew attention.
POTENTIAL RIVAL FOR BEŞİKTAŞ
Shakhtar Donetsk will face Ilves Tampere in the UEFA Europa League First Qualifying Round. If the Ukrainian team eliminates the Finnish representative, they will be Beşiktaş's opponent in the second qualifying round.
''I DON'T WANT TO SEE DYNAMO KIEV CHAMPIONSHIP AGAIN''
During the day, the 38-year-old coach, who was welcomed by officials in Brdo, Slovenia, where he went for the training camp, then met with the team and had a conversation with the players.
Expressing that they will work in the best way possible, Arda Turan stated, "I want to see a family on the field together. No one can touch our player twice after a foul. If we want to reach the highest level, we will live every moment. Outside, I am your closest friend; we can talk about everything. You can knock on the door and discuss tactics, life, everything. But on the field, we will suffer every minute. Why? I don't want to see the Dynamo Kiev championship again. Don't you ask yourselves why we are here on June 20? This is the most important issue for us. Starting tomorrow, we will embrace each other. We will work in the best way on the training ground. We will have the best fun outside, we will be together. Our families will be the most important for us, and we will step by step reach the highest level. I am very happy to be here. I embrace each of you one by one," he expressed.