Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu is forecasting a clash of styles when his team takes on Werder Bremen in Wednesday's UEFA Cup final. The 63-year-old Romanian coach is preparing his team for the match in Istanbul - the last ever UEFA Cup final before its rebranding as the Europa League - by making sure it is ready to cope with an athletic, speedy side that already knocked out former continental champion AC Milan and Hamburg. Lucescu said Tuesday he expected Bremen to try to physically dominate a young Shakhtar side aiming to become the first from Ukraine to hoist the trophy. “Bremen is the attacking team with very good physique and a lot of really good athletes on their team,” Lucescu said. “And as for Shakhtar Donetsk, the style is based on the good technique of the players and, naturally owing to our specific qualities, they will try to exercise control over the progress of the game.” Whether Lucescu can do so will go some way to demonstrating how successfully he has managed to emulate the template of youth, skill and tactical flexibility he established in spells with Dinamo Bucharest, Galatasaray and Besiktas. There are just three players over 30 years of age in Shakhtar's 25-man squad, which features a quintet of skillful Brazilians, of whom midfielders Fernandinho, Ilsinho and likely substitute Willian average just 22 years of age. Striker Luiz Adriano should start the game against the German club but Jadson, the oldest of his compatriots at 25, could miss the final because of injury. But the free kick specialist, who scored and then set up the winning goal in the second leg of the semifinal win over Dynamo Kiev, has not given up hope of recovering. He was rested at the weekend, along with Fernandinho and Ilsinho, for Saturday's 3-0 domestic league win at Zorya. “He was involved in the general group in training for the last two days and most likely he will appear on the pitch,” Lucescu said. “As for the lineup, we are going to analyze training. Most likely, we will make the decision just before the game starts.” Shakhtar captain Darjo Srna is desperate to play a key role in Istanbul after Turkey equalized in the last minute before eliminating his Croatia team from last year's European Championship on a penalty shootout. “I think the whole of Turkey owes me something,” Srna said.
