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ABOUT SPARTAK LEADERSHIP
Spartak leads by points, but not by game. When six soccer players, who are not 23 years old, play in a team on the field, then we can’t talk about stability. And without her, becoming a champion is impossible. Who knows how these youths will play against CSKA or Lokomotiv? Yes, Spartak shows very nice football in segments, but after it there are failures similar to a cup match with Lokomotiv.
ABOUT FEDOTOV AND TO °
Fedotov is a good coach and an excellent analyst. Like no one else, he knows the strengths of his players and skillfully uses them. When he needs to dry the game (as in the match with Wings of the Soviets), he releases an opornik. When you need to score, it releases the attacker, and it works (Prudnikov’s example). In addition, the excellent physical readiness of the players in this team captivates. It seems to me that the medical headquarters of Spartak works better than any other. Look, the team often wins in the last seconds. For such victories you need: a) good functional training; b) tactical analysis during the game and competent replacements.
ABOUT KAZAN FAILURE
Ruby is a surprise with a minus sign. We cannot understand the true reasons why the team started so unsuccessfully - for this we need to be inside it. On the surface there are only well-known prerequisites: injuries of the attack leaders, Dominguez's departure and, as a result, only 6 goals scored in 8 matches. In addition to the attacking weakness, I am very surprised by the fragmentation of Rubin. Previously, the Berdyev team was famous for its integrity, compactness. Now in her game breaks constantly occur, because of which Kazan began to miss a lot. I think that these problems are temporary. The main players will recover soon, the situation in the center of the field will stabilize, and Rubin will begin to win. It was not appropriate for such a team to be an outsider of the Russian championship.
ABOUT PRINCIPALITY OF ARBITRATORS
I am very pleased with the way the referees behave in this championship. They do not divide the teams into leaders and the rest and are really judged by the game. In the match “Zenith” - “Wings of the Soviets” Igor Zakharov acted principally.
ABOUT GAME 10 ON 10
Despite the mutual deletions, the game of “Zenith” and “Wings” remained understandable, and football was quite interesting and dense. But for many teams the game after deletion falls apart into fragments and episodes. I was surprised only that the “Wings” at the end of the match got hooked and did not hold the advantage. Still, Oborin's teams have always been famous for functional readiness. Therefore, to be honest, I thought that the Samaritans would stand. And one should not be surprised at their good game: in good fields this team will show the corresponding football. Solid players, clearly placed in places - this is the key to success.
ABOUT LOSS OF AKINFEEV
Injury to this goalkeeper is a big problem for both CSKA and the Russian team. As for the national team, there are very few options left: Malafeev da Borodin. Gabulov may still be called, but it’s not only his merit that Kuban misses little this season. This is the result of the game in the defense of the whole team. In general, this is our reality such that the players who played only eight matches in the championship, claim to be in the national team. We do not have enough cool players. Therefore, is it worth it to scold Hiddink and say that he is experimenting in vain? He is forced to do this.
ABOUT UNDERSTIMATION OF ROSTOV
Many people consider matches in Rostov as passing. But this is not so. You need to know the history of the team, to know its coach, and then it becomes clear that going to this city is almost the most serious. I think CSKA correctly assessed Rostov and wanted to win. But the injury prevented Akinfeev and the removal of Berezutsky. These are the key players in the army. And what happens when a team loses leaders, it was possible to see in the Champions League, when “Milan” in the first match lost to “Manchester” just because of such losses.