Column from the newspaper "Soviet Sport"
So I suddenly found myself wondering how much fun was said these days. And he composed for himself a hit parade of the three most unexpected replicas.
KORCHAGIN WHILE EXTREME ...
Moscow “Locomotive” is now in the spotlight. Big changes, the expectation of significant consequences - transfers, for example ... Very interesting, by the way, analytical comments on this subject. Known fact: Eric Korchagin went to the training camp with Lokomotiv. That, in fact, is all. Well, set off - and set off; but there is no longer a publication and there is no guest cheerleader book where this invitation to view not himself, we will be frank, a remarkable player in the Russian Premier League would not be taken for revelation. At the invitation of Korchagin’s gathering, whole theories have already been built on how the breeding work in the club will now be built, and speculations about how the team will play ...
Meanwhile, this is a rather everyday step. I don’t see anything crucial in him. If any more serious purchases were made, no one would have paid attention to Korchagin’s invitation. And it’s just as understandable why these purchases aren’t - the new headquarters needs to get to know the old things better ... Let's wait. The time for in-depth analysis has simply not yet come.
NEXTLINE Nothing TO RUN NOW!
But I promised to talk about my little hit parade of sayings. One of them, indeed, concerns Lokomotiv. As you know, right on the day of his appointment as head coach, Anatoly Fedorovich Byshovets gave a great interview. The step, of course, looks like a hurry, but, on the other hand, it would be difficult to figure it out without comment, which, most importantly, brought together such different people as Yuri Semin, Sergey Lipatov and Anatoly Fedorovich himself in one project. And the explanations here were not redundant.
But one phrase still turned out outstanding. Anatoly Byshovets loves a certain effect of understatement, appreciates the flair of secrecy in his words, and masterfully knows how to create it sometimes. And so, talking about the fact that with Semin they are not old opponents at all, but, one might say, good comrades, Byshovets recalled training in the team of the Moscow mayor. Moreover, according to these words, Semin in this team can be said to be a star, and Anatoly Fedorovich himself does not qualify and ... runs around in a circle.
And here’s what I thought: how it is necessary to love football and appreciate the Moscow mayor, as well as other influential people from his football environment, so that, without joining the squad, nevertheless come to Luzhniki to run in circles!
Come from Novogorsk, by the way. Anatoly Fedorovich in Novogorsk has a wonderful hospitable house (he had the good fortune to be). And around there is an incredible space saturated with fresh air, literally created for wellness running, jumping ... But still, it pulls you to run through Luzhniki all over Moscow.
BUYKIN GOES IN SKI SPORTS?
Another remarkable interview was given to one magazine by a former football player, player of the Russian national team Dmitry Bulykin. Honestly, I missed the message about the end of his career, but I have no doubt that it took place. By the way, it's high time. Why remain the talk of the town, the object of jokes and jokes of real football players, especially since life has already been successful? It's just honestly. Dmitry is a great charming guy, he has a lot of friends, and if he had been busy with completely different things for a long time, some by mistake would not continue to be considered a current player, it would be a completely organic image.
So this is the interview. Dmitry Bulykin ... He told me how to choose the best ski resort for winter holidays! It was then that I realized that the career of a football player is over. Indeed, Dima cannot but be aware that professional footballers (as well as athletes, basketball players, and athletes in general) DO NOT RIDE SKIING. For the simple reason that it is very traumatic. And in many clubs, even the contract indicates a ban on skiing. Or even on a motorcycle is sometimes prohibited ...
That was an excellent interview with Pavel Nedved. He was currently serving a long suspension, and, in the general opinion, not very fair. And in a frank interview he told, in particular, how he went to the mountains at Christmas and went skiing there. Because such a mood arose: life in sports was almost over, last year everything was so unsuccessful, and then there was this disqualification ... At the same time, Nedved mentioned that he hadn’t skated until the last Christmas ... since he was seventeen. As soon as I became a professional player. It's just that these things are incompatible.
But now that’s all - you can. Now you’re your own boss. That's why I understand the matter so that Bulykin finished with football. Well, good luck in your new life!
SEASTER SURKIS
And the last statement was presented literally on Christmas Eve by the president of Kiev Dynamo Igor Mikhailovich Surkis. On the day of the first meeting of the people of Kiev after the vacation, Igor Mikhailovich decided to speak out on one of the most popular topics now in general in European football - at the expense of the game of Andrey Shevchenko for Chelsea. Here are his words: “This is the biggest mistake in Andrei’s career. Eight years ago, Barcelona lost to Dynamo Champions League with a total score of 0: 7. Barca reclaimed and won the Champions League last year. Shevchenko will never correct this mistake. ”
What can I say? It is easy for Igor Surkis to talk about the mistakes of others. Especially about Shevchenko’s mistakes. After all, even if that’s how it relates to Andrei’s move to England, others will have to look for mistakes in his professional life for a long time, with dogs and lanterns.
But it’s very difficult to talk about the mistakes of Igor Surkis himself. And not only him, probably. Over the past few years, in order to single out at least a dozen of the most significant, I think I would have to conduct a special study. With the involvement of specialists in a wide variety of areas. All this makes the statements of Igor Mikhailovich himself about the mistakes of those around him especially interesting, because there is nothing, but he knows a lot about it ...
It’s scary even to think how much interesting we can hear in the new year. Still just getting started!