The Commonwealth Cup again did not cause a stir in Moscow. For obvious reasons: the best clubs in the post-Soviet space do not play there.
Only representatives of the Azerbaijani diaspora behaved patriotically. They noisily, but to no avail, supported their own in the game against the Moldavian “Sheriff”. The Transnistrian diaspora was probably occupied with something other than football.
And, of course, the army fans made a small mess. They have a full pre-season gathering. Someone probably already missed the cry: “Hey, Semak, let's forget it!” One fan settled down even in the box for guests of honor. But football veterans, agents and specialists who did not want to be in the midst of any events asked him from there.
By the way, the army fans got a new fun. One pronounces some unintelligible phrase (during the season we will analyze), and the rest shout: “This Giner bought everything! Giner, Giner bought everything! ”
... And before football, there was a press conference of Vitaliy Mutko and Joseph Blatter. The head of FIFA was immediately asked what he had in mind when he said that all countries should switch to the "spring - autumn" system.
“Blatter, probably, was joking,” Vitaly Mutko laughed, all autumn arguing with his comrades about the exact opposite with regard to Russia. “Or he was not so translated.”
It turned out that they translated completely correctly. The distinguished guest told that a corresponding commission had been created. It should justify why everyone needs to play humanly: in spring, summer and early autumn, and not like everyone is used to in the leading football countries. Well, if only now this commission had time to issue its analysis before irreversible metamorphoses happen to our championship.
But in general, the meeting with reporters was not replete with revelations. This is not counting the information that there were 67 fields in Russia (the last time before that, Vitaly Mutko called the number 82), as well as the sincere applause of football veterans after almost every phrase of the head of the RFU.
Viktor Monday especially tried. As soon as the event ended, he rushed to the podium and pressed himself against the FIFA president.
- Come on, shoot us soon! he shouted to a familiar photographer. He hastened to obey.
Blatter could not understand what was happening. But just in case, he smiled. Monday was staring intently into the lens and smiling too.
“Well, why didn't you fasten your jacket?” - reproached the legendary forward photocore when it was all over. - It stood sloppy ...
- What, will it be on the card? - Monday was horrified. “Why didn't you tell me?” Eh, here again ...
His frustration was sincere.
The head coach of the Russian team Guus Hiddink came to the match CSKA - Aktobe. But he and his assistant Alexander Borodyuk tried not to hear questions on topical issues: when will the line-up for the match with the Netherlands be announced? The Dutchman watched with pleasure as the young army men fought with the champion of Kazakhstan.
Apparently, completely unexpected people will appear in the team again.
Alexey Shevchenko