Henrik Mkhitaryan says the team will try their hardest so that the absence of the head coach has no effect on the players.

Shortly after his winter holiday, midfielder of Armenian national team and FC Shakhtar Henrik Mkhitaryan gave an interview to http://shakhtar.com official website.

In answer to the question of how the footballer has spent his winter holiday, Henrik Mkhitaryan said he enjoyed it a lot. "Initially I went to Dubai with my family, then we celebrated the New Year in Yerevan together with the relatives. In a word, we just had some great time together. And now we should start training to get prepared for the league in the term's second half," said Henrik Mkhitaryan, mentioning that he has missed his colleges a lot.

The midfielder said they will try their hardest so that the absence of the head coach has no effect on their fitness. "I think the lads perfectly know what it's all about. We just need to win in each game and advance toward our goal," noted Henrik.

In regard to the Dubai Matchworld Cup 2012, he said: "It's clear enough that everything starts from the first training camp fixture, we will move heaven and earth to emerge victorious from the tournament's every match."