Offical FC Shakhtar Donetsk Thread ( All Chat )

honestly, do we stand a chance? i don't know i've not seen this lot before.

 

Of course we stand a chance. We have had great results against the likes of Barcelona, Man U, Liverpool etc in recent times so why fear some Ukrainians? Yes they have spent big but if they were that good they would be ripping up Europe every season... which they don't do.

 

aye yer right if they spent big they wud have big name players they aint so we shudent fear them

 

we couldn't even get another goal in with the russian champs who only had 10 men though. i'm just worried.
i have complete faith in our team but we've got to take in hand the matches we've just faced.

HAIL HAIL

 

the russians are better than this team though

 

In recent times, no team has outplayed us so much in Europe an away game as Donetsk did 3 years ago. They had unbelievable off the ball movement and skill. They play in the same sort of style as Spartak but perhaps even better. They must be good to have overtaken Dynamo Kiev who were an absolutely amazing team in soviet times in the 1980s.

 

But they have lost arguably there best player Elano thats the only positive be hard no doubt but im confident

 

We'll have to watch out for Nery Castillo, basically the whole package, fast as *, can drive in a ball and just has bucket-loads of skill, scored against Brazil in Mexico's 2-0 defeat with this beauty.

 

Be glad to hear anything you can tell us about Shakhtar my friend,and welcome to the CelticTalk board!

Wanmadtim

 

Thanks wanmadtim...well to add to my previous post. Their style of play is totally based on the ball control, i remember them having better possession percentage at home against barcelona and milan in recent years but they are no good at counterattacks or defending. The weakest point of the team is central defenders so if you manage to put enough pressing on them you'll always have scoring chances

 

Really hard team to palce against away, will be 2 very physical macthes.

 

I think we can sneak the 6 points.
Before the draw was made i thought we were going to get Shakhtar

 

Shaktar V Celtic Kick off time

Those of us overseas have to arrange (or sneak) time off work to watch the games. Does anyone know with any certainty what time the Shaktar games starts,(Scottish time). Celitc web site says 19:45, but Hugh Idiot Keevins says it 5;00pm or 5:30pm

 

Tuesday 18th September

19:45 Sky Sports 2 /
Sky Sports Interactive Shaktar Donetsk v Celtic UEFA Champions League Group D
19:45 Sky Sports Xtra /

Last time we played them was 7.45 too i think<!--emo&:thumbsup:-->

 

Celtic website says 19.45

 

Who to believe...? Let's see that's a hard one.....Celtic FC/SkySport........or Hugh Keevins...Hmmm

Wanmadtim

 

Skysports

 

19.45 I am certain it was the same last time aorund when we played them

 

Its 7.45 for def, hugh is talking crap once again.

Only teams in champions league that start early are teams from russia, that why uefa always make sure they play there last match in the group away from home.

 

shacktar player to watch

celtic have to watch out for shacktors no19 Olexiy Gay not because hes any good ,but because of his second name

dont bend down in the showers ,

oh and shactor beat arsenal 4-1 at the weekend in the ukrainian leauge