Alexei Polyakov: "Dolmatov moved chips, explained tactics"

Goalkeeper of the Moscow “Locomotive” Alexei Polyakov was one of the few players in the club who agreed to discuss the resignation of Slavolyub Muslin, the arrival of Oleg Dolmatov and predict what will happen next with the railway workers.

- Was the change of coach a surprise for you?

- Of course. We knew absolutely nothing. In the morning we arrived at the base, and it turned out that we have a new coach.

- Were there any rumors or conversations on this subject?

- No, no.
This is all the more surprising. The team was calm.

- What do you expect from Oleg Dolmatov?

“I'm waiting ... I'm waiting for everything to remain the same.”

- Slavoljub Muslin says he was fired due to poor performance in the UEFA Cup. But in the championship everything was relatively normal. Some strange decision ...

- What do you want from us, the players? This is not what we decide, but the club president Valery Filatov. We only obey this decision.

- You lost the last match with Muslin. Was there a belief that this was an accident? And with the Serbian specialist everything can be fixed.

- Of course. There are still seven rounds ahead. Everything will change more than once. I think that in the next round the top of the standings will already change. And after two more rounds. Therefore, I repeat, the dismissal of the coach came as a surprise.

- With Oleg Dolmatov you already had two trainings - in the morning and in the evening. Have you noticed anything new?

- Yes, all exercises are new! Warm up, for example. Zaur Hapov works with me. In principle, I am familiar with him, and there are no problems. He worked with goalkeepers last year, and this season he helped.

- Will something change in the team’s game? We have seen how Dolmatov gave players new tasks, but they did not always understand him.

- Has the game changed, we'll see soon. In St. Petersburg.

- Will a change of coach before such an important match be beneficial?

- And who knows? See you on Sunday.

“Do you feel calm?”

- Absolutely.

Are you worried about your future?”

“No, why should I do this?”

- The new coach may have his own preferences in some positions.

“I don't know anything about that.” I need to work well in training, and this I will do.

- What did Valery Filatov tell you at the morning meeting?

- Just introduced the head coach. He said that Muslin was fired due to a weak performance in the UEFA Cup.

- Have you ever worked with Oleg Dolmatov? Are you familiar with him?

- No, I used to see him only on TV. Well, and when our teams met.

- And how did he seem to you in communication?

- A very gentle person.

- Have you already held the meeting?

- Yes, but I didn’t say any extra words. He moved the chips, explained the tactics. Maybe later we will have individual conversations.

Alexey Shevchenko


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