Recall that on Tuesday, elections were held for the post of head of the Russian Football Premier League. And they brought a sensation. CSKA President Yevgeny Giner, who was considered their favorite by the beginning of the day, withdrew and called for voting for the head of Saturn Mikhail Vorontsov.
- Why did you withdraw your candidacy?
- We need to concentrate on the club and the construction of our stadium. It is impossible to drag so many things at once. Yes, I'm afraid that I won’t do so many things. And to fill up all three will be wrong.
- But is your decision not connected with the fact that you already knew the alignment of forces and in the event of an open vote you could have lost?
- Nothing like this. I’m used to winning both in life and on the football field. And the withdrawal of my candidacy has nothing to do with any alignment. And then some publications write, for whom someone will vote ... This did not affect me. If I didn’t have my opinion that it is necessary to withdraw the candidacy for the stated reasons, believe me, I would go all the way. I don’t know how the election would end. I do not want to offend anyone ... But I did not think at all about who would vote like that.
- And why was the candidacy withdrawn only today?
“And when was I supposed to do this?”
- So if everyone decided for themselves in advance ...
“But when was I supposed to withdraw my candidacy?” I just made conclusions for myself, and that’s it. The elections took place today, because today he withdrew his candidacy. When was I supposed to do this? A week ago? Month ago? I had time. I weighed everything for myself, I thought. I remembered the things that were ahead of me. I want our club to reach the final of the UEFA Cup in the new year. And this is a very big job. I want us to play in the Champions League much more successfully than this year. And such tasks as a victory in the national championship and the Cup, the shareholders did not remove from me. Plus, the construction of the stadium begins, and this is what I will do first. It’s impossible to drag everything. Somewhere necessarily tear. I don’t want that. Yes, and it's hard for me. I am a middle-aged man. I have a family. Children want to pay attention.
- Have you talked about recalling your candidacy with Mikhail Vorontsov?
- Not. Only with yourself.
“And yet your decision is so amazing.” Was it difficult for you?
- I thought about it for several days. This decision was harder than the decision to go to the polls.
- Do not regret now?
- Not.
“But you said that you have unfinished business here.”
- I think that the new leadership of the Premier League will continue all my affairs.
- And what is the main reason that you are leaving the post of president. Was the last straw?
- What do you think that Christ came down to me and said: remove the candidacy? There was none. I talked to myself. It's nice to talk to a smart person.
Alexey Shevchenko
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