As soon as the journalists approached the field where the Spartacists played basketball without rules (it is not necessary to drive the ball, you can just run and throw on the ring), a light and boring rain charged. The press and some of the club staff began to cringe.
- What is cold? - Vladimir Fedotov looked around at everyone.
“Not without it,” reporters answered.
“Then you need to write about the Bolshoi Theater,” the coach smiled.
“It's always warm there.”
No one laughed. Too cold.
“The weather is just whispering.” What you need to pour and drink, - the sports director of the club Stanislav Cherchesov insisted. He was wearing an excellent coat, on the lapel of which flaunted the badge "Nikita Simonyan is 80 years old."
Cherchesov came from a veteran tournament and shared his impressions violently.
“... Gavrilov did not go up to the ball, but crawled and hit from 16 meters,” he gestured. - Everyone knew right away that they would beat Dasayev. The ball rolled, began to jump, hit the post and flew into the goal. Rinat could not do anything. Jura is still a master. Another would have given with all the dope!
Football players began to jump and run next to special racks. There were very few players. Those who played in national teams received a day of rest. On the field was only Roman Pavlyuchenko, who in the match against the Estonians did not get into the application. Vladimir Bystrov went only to the bathhouse and to the doctor for examination. Sergey Kovalchuk and Zheder wrapped circles - the Brazilian has a cold. Dmitry Torbinsky walked around the base in slippers - his thigh was “clogged”.
An urgent announcement was posted in the lobby: "Please do not wipe the boots with a sports uniform." Zheder, who returned after the cross, wiped out only sneakers, formally fulfilling the wishes of the base employees.
Finally, Stanislav Cherchesov froze. He went into the room and immediately began to remember.
“The Austrians were making a film about me,” he said. - So they were looking for my saves, shots for balls. But they are not! Because I did not jump over the ball. Just knew where he would fly. And he took everything on his chest.
- And how do you explain the mistake of the Englishman Robinson (in the match against the Croats, he did not hit the ball, having missed the second goal - A.Sh.)? - turned to him.
“He probably took a lot.” And, probably, not in rubles.
That's what a competent professional analysis means.
The team players looked at the journalists with displeasure. Quincy, having promised someone an interview, hid in an unknown direction. It is possible that he left the base through the fence (he was guarded at the gate). Suddenly, Dmitry Khomich began to refuse conversations.
“The coach forbade me,” he smiled. - Do not believe me? Ask him. I don’t want to talk. To the fart.
Then he was informed that before the match with “Moscow” Wojciech Kowalewski took a vow of silence. And reminded how it all ended. Khomich fell.
“The Portuguese beat me with their elbows and pushed me,” he told me about how the youth had lost. - Acted very tough. But still insulting. It is possible that the guys burned out.
Vladimir Fedotov also did not want to talk (probably, Khomich - A.Sh. forbade him) about the match with Zenit. He came out of the bath in a bathrobe and smiled.
- And what should I talk about? he shrugged.
“About the upcoming match,” the coach hinted.
“Yes, for us every match is now ...” he thought.
“... coming,” they prompted him.
“Exactly,” Fedotov rejoiced, and went to his room.
And really, what can I say when the team gathers in full force just a day before an important meeting in the national championship?
Alexey Shevchenko