Marat Izmailov: “Running around disappeared with the arrival of Byshovets”

The Lokomotiv midfielder shared his impressions of working with new coaches with a Sport Today correspondent and admitted his unwillingness to give an interview.

- In the last test match with Dinaburg you did not participate. What happened?

- The group of football players that the coach chose was playing. Today is another match in which I will participate. That is, those who did not play yesterday will play now - that’s all.

- Byshovets playing two compositions?

- The coach announces the list before the match: who plays today, who tomorrow, who the day after tomorrow. So it turns out that we exit in different combinations.

- What position do they put you in?

- In the last game, with the Georgian club, he started in the center, closer to the forwards, and in the second half he was on the right flank. But I don’t know how it will be today. Where they say, I’ll play there. I have no problem changing positions in midfield or attack. Ask Byshovets where he sees me.

- You were not called to the national team again. Did not explain why?

- Why explain? Calls came only to Bile and Sychev. I didn’t come.

- What do you think?

- To be honest, I don’t think about it. The trainer knows better whom to invite. His opinion must be respected. He called me at first. But now it’s not my business whom Hiddink takes to matches.

- In Loko, coaches often change. What are your impressions of the new?

- I like him. In fact. I liked all the coaches. The fact that at Byshovets we work with the ball so much is a pleasant surprise for me. There used to be one running around, but now everything is different.

- But the “almost debutants” in the coaching staff are not embarrassed?

- They are not debutants! People played a lot and achieved success. And they do everything professionally.

- What is the atmosphere in the team after Evseev’s expulsion and information about the conflict between Bystovec and Loskov? This could not pass without a trace ...

- I do not want to jinx it, but the situation is close to ideal. And these rumors ... This is not even funny. I want to encourage normal fans not to respond to them. Therefore, there is no great desire to communicate with the press - not only from me, but also from partners. I do not want to generalize, but many people who write about football understand little about it. Just chatter. They impose their opinions on the fans; they believe and think that the club has conflicts. I rarely give interviews, because there is no desire to communicate, since such journalists meet. And as for the story with Loskov, I can testify that there was not even a hint of conflict there.

- But Evseev still could not get along with Anatoly Fedorovich ...

“It's not my business.” And I won’t say anything because I don’t know the details.

- They say that Byshovets never breaks down during training, and even in an interview with Yevseyev reporters mate every two words. It is clear that it is difficult for them to work together.

- That's not the point. I repeat, I don’t know about any conflicts or disagreements between them. Yes, they were not! And Vadim is a normal simple guy and says what he thinks.

“Why are there no rumors about you now?”

- Last year, the news wandered that Dynamo was offering $ 10 million for me. And that turned out to be true. And in this offseason, they probably forgot about me.

- Is Lokomotiv still planning to become a champion?

- What plans! Everyone understands that you need to set the maximum goal: to win all the tournaments in which we participate.

Anton OTKIDACH


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