1. Dick Lawyer
The grounds for a prosperous life in St. Petersburg are undoubted. Firstly, he is a specialist more than eminent, even by European standards. And keeping such a character on the Zenit coaching bench is a simple and straightforward way to demonstrate the club’s demands and ambitions. Secondly, the selfless uploading of money to the St. Petersburg club, made by its friendly sponsor, is expressed in a considerable proportion in the players ’purchases. From time immemorial, such operations are carried out exclusively with the knowledge of the trainer to whom to capitalize these acquisitions. Therefore, even the absence of extravaganza at the start of the championship should not lead to persecution of a lawyer. A potential new chief, that and look, will require a new Dominguez. So you can’t save any gas.
2. Valery Gazzaev
The departure of CSKA from the UEFA Cup and the Russian Cup from the terrible events gradually transformed into unfortunate ones, and after a successful match for the Super Bowl against Spartak, it was completely transferred to the category of misunderstandings. In the eyes of the fans and the leadership of the club, Gazzaev regained the status quo. In the end, the recent cup defeat from the “Wings” can be considered as a kind of reminder that in the previous two seasons CSKA took this trophy regularly, and filled it with gold in the championship in the fall. You can, of course, assume that the appetites of the club’s leadership have long extended to Europe, and so the irritation with the European cup failures is great. Nevertheless, it is impossible to assume that Yevgeny Giner will reproach the Israeli 0: 1 coach with Israeli filmmakers for the army team, who won all three championships and a long-term exhibition series of meetings with Spartak. And there are no prerequisites for the failure of CSKA at the start of the championship.
3. Kurban Berdyev
The positions of the Kazan sorcerer are win-win. The authority of a professional has been acquired by the Turkmen sage for a long time. His team is famous for tactical training, and the stadium in Kazan - for the rejection of hospitality. With such a basis, claims of encroachment on high places do not look like bragging. But if the war for prizes does not prove to be too victorious - no big deal. After all, the club, although from the capital, but of Tatarstan, the budget is not small, but not the largest, the composition is not bad, but not the most stellar. In short: what did you want? And even if the trainer himself is dissatisfied with himself and throws a rosary and a statement “on his own,” on the table, then Rubin’s vice president K.B. Berdyev is quite capable of persuading coach Berdyev, K.B. not to get excited in vain and with renewed vigor to continue what was started.
4. Rashid Rakhimov
In an extremely difficult situation last year, “Amkar” survived in the Premier League. You can’t imagine the best way to strengthen the authority of a savior coach in Perm. And since it was not possible to drastically strengthen the team in the offseason, Rakhimov's proven ability to make a strong military unit from those who are (and not who wants to) remains the main argument in his favor.
5. Sergey Pavlov
Just like colleague Rakhimov, it’s not easy for Pavlov to lure foreign recruits into the most provincial (if measured from Europe) league team, amazed at long flights that Vladivostok is the same country as Kaliningrad. In this aviation factor, the pledge of the hypothetical well-being of Luch and his trainer is also enclosed. Opponents will still have to solve acclimatization puzzles in the air, fraught with loss of points for most.
6. Valery Petrakov
Every year, the coach of “Tommy” is becoming more and more like a Far Eastern colleague, famous for his ability to sculpt teams with an average competitive level from average players. The tournament welfare of the Tomsk club will largely depend on good luck in compensating for the off-season loss of Pavel Pogrebnyak. If the experienced and textured Alexander Shirko turns out to be a worthy substitute for the forward-grenadier, this will save the trainer from the deformation of already established game models. The sky-high goals of “Tom” no one outlines. And for her coach, this is the guarantee of a smooth, without ledges and jumps, lifeline.
7-8. Vladimir Kazachenok and Pavel Yakovenko
The potential minus common to these coaches is obvious: little (and in the case of Kazachenko, no) experience in the Premier League. In such a situation, when looking for opportunities to strengthen teams, their leaders could well mature into the idea of inviting other helmsmen. Kohl and Yakovenko and Kazachenok sat safely in their offseason chairs, the trust of the bosses grew into a factor, strengthening their starting positions. It is also important that both coaches lead clubs for the past several seasons. Therefore, their teams are quite played and not too gutted in the winter ensembles, hardened by the first league marathon. As a rule, such strong beginners do not fly out in the first year after an increase. And in the coming season, to save jobs, Kazachenko and Yakovenko will hardly need anything more.
Alexey Bilyachenko