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Shakhtar forward Olarenwaju Kayode: We think about Desna
Shakhtar forward Olarenwaju Kayode answered the questions from reporters ahead of the match vs Desna
- Larry, this coming Tuesday, Shakhtar will meet with Manchester City, with you having spent some time with the Citizens. Do you keep in touch with your former teammates or coaches of the English team?
- First of all, we should think about our Premier League game on Friday against Desna. These days, it’s the most important point. And after the game, we could well talk about Man. City.
- You’ve done some exercises with Moraes, you both seemed to be quite friendly. Don’t you envy Junior due to the fact that he appears in the line-up more frequently than you do?
- There can’t be any envy, because Moraes proves himself and deserves this place. I was injured and he played really well. For me, the most important thing is to benefit the club, because we win all together. Any kind of jealousy or envy is out of the question. Junior is a good footballer and person, I am glad to be here. I’ve got no negative feelings.
- Many of your teammates played for the national teams, they are not in the team now. How hard is it to prepare for a responsible match without them?
- There are no difficulties. In their national teams, they also trained properly, they played. There was no discomfort in the training process because of that. They will return and continue training with the rest, besides, the coach is perfectly familiar with the specifics and knows how to prepare us better in such conditions, and he will make the right decision.
- At what attacking position do you feel more comfortable: as a spearhead or deeper down?
- I think that up front I’m able to operate just anywhere. Of course, I can also defend, but I feel more comfortable when playing offensively.
- Andriy Pyatov is about to make his 400th appearance for Shakhtar. Have you thought about congratulating him, about marking the milestone?
- We’ll dance for him! I prepared a special dance.
- Forwards say that they often have dreams about the moments when they fail to score goals. Have you ever dreamed about the episode in the game against Lyon?
- Yes, that happens, of course, but this is part of football. I think that in that episode I made the right decision, but there was a slight touch by the defender, so the ball hit the crossbar. That’s OK, we will focus on the games to come.
- Did you watch any games of national teams during this international break? What outcome surprised you the most?
- I watched my teammates in Ukraine’s games. So far, everything is going well with them, with Marlos and the other guys showing their best side. I also watched some friendly games. When I’m not in my national team, I always watch the matches featuring my teammates and support them.
This is a reminder that the Premier League game Shakhtar – Desna will be held this Friday, October 19, at the OSK Metalist in Kharkiv. The game kicks off at 19:00.
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