Twenty minutes before the start of the press conference, the captain of CSKA Sergei Ignashevich came to Luzhniki. He did not enter the hall, but talked to someone (the key word was “talked”) on the phone. The defender ignored the question of how he was in good health (after hitting his head in the finals of the First Channel Cup) with his usual grace (he began to look the other way). However, he no longer had cones on his head.
“Gentlemen, Vladimir Fedotov is delayed for ten minutes, so we will wait,” the RFPL representative announced before the press conference.
“We should probably count the technical defeat for them,” muttered the head of the Premier League Mikhail Vorontsov.
Oh, it’s not easy for Spartak this season. There will definitely not be an administrative resource.
The head coach of Spartak arrived at the press conference seven minutes after its official start. But he arrived, unlike Valery Gazzayev, who was replaced by Vladimir Shevchuk.
- I would like to say right away that we are not comfortable with the calendar of the current championship, - the red-white coach tightened the old song. - He is poorly designed. We started preparations for the season early ...
Then the television crew began to beat the photographer of one of the newspapers, who stood in front of everyone and began to make invaluable shots. It was a fierce (albeit short) battle. The footballers present watched her with interest. When corner play, such skills come in handy in the penalty area.
“In this regard, we have many injured,” continued Fedotov. - Kovalchuk and Pavlyuchenko left for Germany. What is the matter with them, I do not know. Vladimir Bystrov will not play - he has problems with his knee. Questioned the participation in the meeting of Gedera and Jiranek, they did not train the day before. Only today will Stranzl arrive.
Vladimir Fedotov played a mobile phone with the well-known melody of the Champions League anthem.
“Yes, stop it,” the head coach began to pronounce to his staff. - There is already no Champions League.
Vladimir Shevchuk spoke shorter about his team - Chidi Odia is not training. Everyone else is ready.
The captain of the army club Sergey Ignashevich escaped with the general words: "The fighting spirit, we will try to win."
- And what is your particular mood? - the journalists became interested. - Last year, Valery Gazzaev allowed Spartak to touch the Super Bowl before the match. Now will you allow me to do this? Such a mood?
“The spirit of battle,” Ignashevich stubbornly insisted. But he didn’t allow him to touch the cup.
After 20 minutes, the press conference was over. Despite the March 1, there is nothing to ask the teams for anything. Everything is so clear.
The only good news for Spartak was published in the official program for the match. It states that the red and white won the year before last in the UEFA Cup.
Great news before the final.
Alexey Shevchenko