Before major Derby CSKA storm: just over a week ago head coach Viktor Goncharenko wrote a letter of resignation and left in Belarus. While the club and the specialist decide what to do next, in the match with “Dynamo” the chief was Sergey Ovchinnikov. “Red-blue”, though not scored three points (0:0), but showed quite decent football.
just a few days before the confrontation with “Spartak” became known on the return of Goncharenko. It was interesting to observe how the team will react to all this hype. Judging by today’s meeting, the army drew the right conclusions. With confidence gained three points. A brace of Nikola vlašić.
In the postgame interview, the coach stressed that his players understand that football is going to show up the opponent. “It was important to deprive them of quick attacks, it was necessary to eliminate it. We are well and properly defended. I must admit that put pressure on us results, because CSKA have not won,” said Victor M. the TV channel “Premier Match”.
Asked about the coach and departure to Belarus. “Can we call this a maneuver to shake the guys? We need any moves to shake up the team,” – said the expert.
Not to say that “Spartak” has failed in Derby. But he looked not as fresh physically as a rival. Prevented the team from Domenico Tedesco and removal: for elbowing a straight red card received Roman Zobnin. And this at the end of the meeting, when the guests began increasingly to threaten the goal of Igor Akinfeev.
– You know the Novel almost better than me. He’s normally very calm. Something had to happen during the match to Zobnin so behaved. If they are losing control, it means that something was. I haven’t talked to him. Perhaps it was influenced by a series of moments: when he’s not awarded a penalty when the vlašić threw the ball and was left without a yellow, said Tedesco.
a Little sharper made captain of Spartak Georgi Djikia. According to Djikia, he got used to the fact that the arbitrators judged not in favor of “red-white”.
– the Controversial decision was also. As always, not in our favor. I’m used to it. I thought the ball hit the hand of defender of CSKA in the moment with the second goal. But no one was looking. Let’s see how everything will be in St. Petersburg, told Djikia.
George didn’t accidentally say about St. Petersburg. Perhaps now, after defeat from CSKA, the “red-white” should focus on the Cup of the country, in the semifinals of Muscovites which on July 19 will play away against Zenit. The Cup is the only chance for the team Tedesco not only to win this season’s trophy, but to get into Europe. Five rounds before the end of the championship Spartak behind CSKA by eight points. Of course, in football anything can happen, but is unlikely to CAKA miss her.
Even closer to winning the League title became “Zenith”. The main competitor of the St. Petersburg club “the locomotive” unexpectedly stumbled in the home match with “Wings of the Soviets” (1:1).
they all might end and defeat the hosts, but one point brought them a goal Aleksey Miranchuk in the stoppage time. In General, the game combat: two removal, a lot of yellow cards, constant struggle.
the word “locomotive” for the first time under new head coach Marko Nikolic lost points. According to Serb, the reason for this was the lack of freshness of its players due to heavy graphics.
– it was not easy on the third day after the match in Kazan. We lacked freshness, although in the second half, the guys looked more energetic, some chances emerged. It is important that at least one point we took, Nikolic said.
Meanwhile, the leader of “Barcelona” Lionel Messi scored 700-th goal in career. He did it in the match 33-th round of the championship of Spain against “athletics” (2:2). We will add that in the table Examples, the Catalans behind leader real Madrid by one point. While real Madrid are meeting in the reserves – with “Getafe”.
