Within a few minutes, two people who did not speak Russian entered the press conference room and demanded to show them the video camera of the channel that broadcasts the Champions League matches.
“Let us see what kind of plan you took,” they suggested to the reporters.
The operator glanced at them with ill-concealed hatred and growled:
- Look.
They were satisfied with what they saw. Previously, there were no such checks at pre-match meetings of red and white. Apparently, Spartak after some incident (which will become known in one of the following books on the murder of the club) has lost confidence.
The situation was cleared by Vladimir Fedotov and Roman Pavlyuchenko, who entered the hall.
“Here, we were looking for a scorer,” the coach smiled. - Searched hard and found.
The forward immediately proved that he was hiding carefully.
“Don't ask me questions,” he asked reporters.
Naturally, the first question was addressed to Roman:
- What conclusions did you draw after the first match with Inter?
- Findings? - the football player was confused. - We did not draw any conclusions. We were warned that in the first ten minutes the Italians will run ...
- I spoke about the first thirty. We will not trifle, said Fedotov.
“Well, at thirty,” the player shrugged. - What to do, we will try to show the best football tomorrow.
“Will you score tomorrow?” - asked Pavlyuchenko, who already regretted his request not to ask questions.
- I? - startled Roman. - What should I say? To tell Vladimir Grigoryevich: do not put me, please?
- You are welcome?! - Fedotov raised his eyebrows in surprise.
“No, of course, I'll score tomorrow,” the striker realized.
The head coach was interrogated about how the unsuccessful game with Shinnik affected the team.
“How could she tell?” Of course, there is little pleasant, ”Fedotov waved his hand. And immediately issued sensational information. - “Shinnik” and I played well. Just do not score. And they have three shots - and a goal. It's a shame.
The players also did not resemble people who lost two points in a meeting with the team that will leave the division. Wojciech Kowalewski posed for photographers, wearing shoes.
“This is a new brand of boots,” he commented.
- With springs?
- With a brick. And in general, we’re going to play snowballs now, and not train.
- Wojciech, the snow has already melted.
- And now they will deliver us yet. What can we do but play snowballs?
Dedur and Kalinichenko were almost late for training. “Ukraine always comes last!” One of the Spartacists shouted. Fedotov watched them with a smile.
“You still have one and a half minutes,” he reassured the guys. - Get ready.
- What kind of weather, what kind of weather? - muttered in Russian Radoslav Kovacs. “And what, will it always be like this now?”
“It will be worse,” I wanted to reassure the legionnaire. - This is beautiful weather for the end of October.
“My goodness, my goodness,” the Czech cried out again.
The lesson began with playing soccer with a rugby ball. Everyone laughed. And Alexey Zuev even managed to miss a goal. Then the inventory was changed. Players were given a handball. It was possible to score on the fly, and the gears were made by hand. It never came to a soccer ball.
- Have you already determined the composition for yourself? - asked Vladimir Fedotov.
- Yes.
- Tell me?
Fedotov froze and began to look menacingly at the journalist. But it was not at all scary.
“Did you take money from Inter to spy on us?”
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Alexey Shevchenko