- They say that Zenit is interested in you.
“How do I know that?” Club managers agree on transfers. If negotiations are ongoing, then of course they could at least hint to me, but I don’t know anything about it. So far, only in the newspapers have I read something like that.
- You do not mind leaving Dynamo to your friend Alexander Anyukov?
- He is my friend, but we rarely see him: only in the national team and when Zenit arrives in Moscow. We meet somewhere after the match. Or vice versa, when Dynamo plays in St. Petersburg - it even happens more often. But we often call each other. But as for the transition to his club, I can’t say anything yet - I need to think it over. While I want to play in Dynamo, but if a good offer from another club appears, I will not refuse to change my place of work - we will solve this issue with an agent.
- After the match with Maccabi, CSKA coach Valery Gazzaev complained that his players returned from the team in a terrible physical condition and did not manage to recover before the match. Do you have the same problem?
- I am not yet ready to play in a serious match for all 90 minutes. I would say the condition is more or less normal. Very tired after training and test matches.
- How do you relieve fatigue?
- I don’t take it off. I go to bed in the evening - that’s all.
- When does a football player usually reach peak form after training?
- We will have another training camp in Holland. Ideally, players come to their senses in March, before the first round of the championship, but it often happens that they get their normal form much later. I don’t know how it will be this time with me. On my own, I feel that I am already approaching normal form, but I still get wildly tired after classes.
- Valery Georgievich also said yesterday that he could not understand what the players were doing in the team, since everyone had returned tired. Maybe you will enlighten?
- And what could we do there, except for training? We worked with the ball, there were tactical exercises. When I was called to the national team, I had the same physical condition as now. It was hard to play against the Dutch. But I was interested to play with a strong team. Although I did not expect that after the game everything will hurt so much. Of course, the RFU leadership knows better when to hold matches of the national team ... I went to Holland with the desire to play, but it became hard for me only after the match.
- I have long wanted to ask: didn’t it surprise you that the attacker Huntelar didn’t go to the center of the attack directly against you, but Vennegor was a guy with a long name?
“I don't even know their names.” Therefore, I do not know who was supposed to play there.
“What were you supposed to do according to Hiddink’s plan?”
- I was told not to keep anyone personally. I was responsible for my zone, as they usually do when playing four defenders.
- Was it hard without Ignashevich? Does he really mean so much to the team, since his absence is perceived as a tragedy?
- Berezutsky and I were not in good shape, so it is not known what would have happened under Ignashevich, who, like us, played only friendly matches. Although he played better with his brothers, I still do not have complete understanding with Lech and Vasya.
“You hit dangerously on goal for the Dutch.” Could become a hero of the country.
- I see, none of the guys attack, and the ball was on his leg. Let, I think, hit. I scored just five goals in my career. It turned out not bad - at least I scared the goalkeeper.
Anton OTKIDACH