In the morning, the police suddenly announced that it would be difficult for her on this frosty day. Law enforcement officers predicted the appearance of eight thousand spectators on football. True, security measures were extremely liberal. There wasn’t even the usual cordon at the Vorobyovy Gory metro station.
In fact, there were five thousand fans. In Luzhniki, such an audience is easily dissolved. And already a dozen fans of the Novosibirsk club did not hear at all, except for the journalists with whom they were neighbors.
Vladimir Fedotov after the match again shone with the brevity of ratings.
“With such an advantage, they should have scored more,” he remarked sadly. - Instead of solving the issue of reaching the next round, we transferred everything to the second match. We will prepare.
Everyone was waiting to continue.
- That's all I wanted to say…
“Why didn't you release the leaders?”
- There is an important meeting in the UEFA Cup, and I decided to give some players a break.
Reporters began to come up with another question.
“But this pause was a training one,” Fedotov realized.
- Did you need a game with Siberia? She will not interfere with the preparation for the match with Celta?
- Yes, we did not need this match! - said Vladimir Grigoryevich with despair in his voice.
Interestingly, the players were of a completely different opinion. For example, Denis Boyartsev thought that a meeting for the Cup would be useful. Like, now we need to go on the field more often. Some strange divergence in estimates.
Later they tried to ask Fedotov the reason for the inexpressive game of Spartak in the last two meetings. Is it not in the national team?
- It is difficult to answer this question. There is an international calendar. And here, not only players were called to the Russian team. Two football players went to the Czech Republic, to Poland. So what can I say here ...
- Do you have to accept the situation as it is?
- Of course. But I would like for the cup game not to be. To properly prepare for the match with Celta. But the calendar planners did like this.
- So, with the words of Valery Gazzayev, who accused the national team of the club’s problems, do you disagree?
Fedotov did not answer, turned around and went about his business. It turns out, do you agree?
Alexey Shevchenko