Dynamo failed discipline, Spartak did not have enough peppercorns

– The 21st round of the RPL opened the last third of the championship. For you, such a division of tournaments into thirds, halves, quarters with summing up intermediate results played some special meaning, did it have any role?

– I paid special attention to the start of the tournament. Emotions were from how you start. Further already works correctly the course chosen by you. Whether the players believe in you or not. When you don’t have results, you start telling them that you need to play this way or that way. Those who sit in the reserve begin to look for mistakes not in themselves, but in your work. In principle, it is difficult to divide the championship into some segments, I even think that it is wrong. It matters how you start. And then, if something goes wrong, then, perhaps, I did not plan the preparation quite correctly, some physical strength was not enough. If you do not have enough stamina and emotions, then it is difficult to give a good ending to the tournament. There are a certain number of rounds and, as Yuri Andreevich Morozov said, you need to take a certain number of points at a distance. He had everything planned out, what, where and when to do. To take the place that you plan before the start of the championship.

Dynamo – Sochi 0:2

– The game of Dynamo and Sochi opened the program of the 21st round. This match was highly anticipated by many. Largely because Berdyev had not the most successful start in Sochi after the winter break. What is your impression of this match?

– To be honest, I thought that Dynamo would achieve a positive result. All the time you keep in mind what happened yesterday. How the team played before, how great its potential. Is the failure random, or is it some kind of pattern?

I believed in Sochi and thought that they would follow the path that Berdyev usually defines for his teams. He has the highest demands and always a well-built game in defense. Disciplined, not playing micro-episodes. This has always been the case throughout his long career. And in the first matches after the winter of Sochi, there were failures in this component. The players were physically far from perfect. Lacked speed, speed. Not only in decision-making, but also in movement. Perhaps, seeing that the players are not in those conditions, he asked them a new regimen. Required to return your level. And this work got to responsible starting matches. Perhaps it was not easy to combine game activity with volumetric training work. There was a lack of “living life” that helps to solve purely gaming problems. And they were losing.

Therefore, I thought that Dynamo, which is also far from the good state in which they were in the first part of the championship, still has the necessary personnel to make adjustments during the match and stay afloat. But in this match, even taking into account the fact that they were not inferior to the Sochi team, they lacked discipline. It happens when a team plays with one extra player, the players think that a positive result will come by itself. Because the opponent is not strong enough. “Dynamo” in this match lost in defense, as I see it, because of this attitude. Because of the hope for an extra player.

In general, Dynamo clearly lacks focus and speed. Especially for those players we all rely on. Those who predicted a good future. These players are far from their best today. It is necessary for the management of the team, and, first of all, for the players themselves to understand their attitude in preparation for the matches. We would not want our football to lose talented Dynamo players. Who last year not only showed a good game in their team, but also in the national team.

– Goalkeeper “Sochi” Dzhanaev earned a removal in the 25th minute of the match, grabbing Makarov by his underpants, rushing to his gate. How do you think, how justified, if I may say so, this foul? Or is it the result of some nervousness of the goalkeeper because of not the most successful previous games? Not often we have goalkeepers in the middle of the first half are removed. Moreover, such experienced ones as Dzhanaev, and even more so, in Berdyev’s teams.

– It’s not even about some personalities. Dzhanaev just unreasonably left the gate. There are certain laws in football. Soslan has clearly dropped out of the game theme, which is lined up for goalkeepers from children’s school until the end of their career. Uncertain game at the output and led to the removal of such an important figure for each team as the goalkeeper.

– On the other hand, every cloud has a silver lining – the young goalkeeper Adamov, who came on as a substitute, played very confidently, and his contribution to Sochi’s victory is huge. Reflected penalty, several important saves of their gates after Dynamo’s dangerous attacks.

– Nuances give confidence to the goalkeeper. Not the best way struck from the “point” Fomin. And it’s not that the goalkeeper took. Any player must score a penalty. This episode with a guessed direction of the blow played a good service not only to the goalkeeper, but to the entire Sochi team. They realized that you can play in the minority. That Dynamo is not strong enough that day. Yes, and the Dynamo players themselves began to make mistakes, miss the opponent’s counterattacks.

Nizhny Novgorod – Lokomotiv – 0:4

– This round was full of interesting matches and unexpected results. Was Lokomotiv’s big victory a surprise for you?

– For me it was quite a natural result. Lokomotiv took courage. All efforts of the team are aimed at the result, and these efforts are well balanced from a game point of view. All players understand that it is imperative to win, and they have such an opportunity. A good tip of the attack appeared – Dziuba. There are interesting moves in the game. Footballers began to receive not only satisfaction from the result, but also pleasure from their game. Moreover, such positive emotions encourage creativity on the field. Players are no longer afraid to make mistakes. They started to play games. In this regard, the most indicative player of Lokomotiv’s attack is Pinyaev. He is not afraid to make a mistake, but goes from the opposite: “If I don’t make a mistake and if they don’t take the ball from me, then I will be able to show why I play at Lokomotiv. We still need to finish the game in defense, but this is the immediate prospect. In the meantime, they manage to easily deal with rivals.

– You rightly noted Pinyaev. In addition to him, Loko has Glushenkov and Dzyuba in attack. In the middle of the field Zhemaletdinov and Barinov. A very powerful attack group is obtained. Can it already be compared with the Zenit attacking group?

– It is difficult to compare with Zenit. This is a slightly different step. These guys are not up to Malcolm yet, Claudinho. They are slightly weaker in their play variety. But in general they do about the same thing. If I may say so, then mid-level teams are already completely under the control of Lokomotiv, it deals with them. Now it is important how the rivalry with the leaders of the championship will line up. I think that Zenit is more powerful and aggressive. In any case, I would like to hope that Lokomotiv will be able to compete with him in the coming months.

Zenit – Ural – 2: 0

– Just in the 22nd round, Lokomotiv will host Zenit at home, so we’ll see. Zenit beat Ural in this round thanks to Sergeyev’s double. What can you say about this match?

– First of all, I saw a good mood of the Zenit players. They were sympathetic to the fact that Ural is a fairly qualified team. Knows how to defend, attack, control the ball. Pitertsy well prepared for this match and played with maximum responsibility. They didn’t let Ural seize the initiative.

Once again, I want to note the high qualification of Zenit players. Because any changes in the composition strengthen their game. In this case, Sergeev came out in the middle of the second half, clearly followed the coaching instructions and scored twice. Having overthrown the Ural, which is pretty to me.

Khimki – Krasnodar – 0:6

– Khimki at home suffered a crushing defeat from Krasnodar. To be honest, the bulls were supposed to win. But for such a big… Did the score surprise you, or is it a consequence of everything that is happening with the Khimki this season?

– I would be cunning, saying that I was expecting such a rout. No. But, on the other hand, I have long been expecting nothing from teams that make such systemic mistakes as Khimki. Systemic errors in management, in the formation, training of the team, the involvement of coaching staff. They are illegible. They do not know what they need today, what they will need tomorrow. Therefore, it is difficult for them to win. Zero organization. Football players do not know what to do and what they want when they enter the football field. There is no unity between the players.

– Lystsov from Khimki was sent off in the first half. In general, somehow there were a lot of deletions in this round. Can the removal of Lystsov be compared with the removal of Dzhanaev from Sochi?

– To be honest, I did not understand this removal. I do not understand many decisions of the arbitrators. Sometimes I even begin to think that I have become bad at football. There are more and more questions. Why is it decided this way and not otherwise? Why was it decided that it was Cordoba who got the advantage over Lystsov, and not just a foul? I can not answer – probably only experts can. I have doubts about the removal. The fans came to watch the match, but there was no match. There was a massacre of babies in a game of ten by eleven.

Rostov — Torpedo 2:1

– “Rostov” in the minority beat “Torpedo” after the removal of Glebov at the end of the first half. Can this victory be compared with Sochi’s victory over Dynamo? What was the difference?

– Completely different matches. The similarity is only in the protocol data – the removed player and the repulsed penalty.

Rostov initially understood that it was necessary to win in order to cling to second place. Because it will be more difficult further, the result was needed in this match. Therefore, the players tried very hard. And this hindered them, the responsibility crushed. There were less reasonable actions, there were more emotional outbursts with a great desire to win every game episode. Because of this, the quality, the watchability of the match suffered. In previous meetings Rostovites showed a more meaningful game.

Two goals from Rostovites became the decoration of the match. When Langovich scored the first goal, it seemed to me that there was no logic in the way he hit the ball. I thought it would take longer to prepare.

– After Torpedo retaliated one goal in the 59th minute, did you have a feeling that it was because of your mistakes, because of your tension that you spoke about, that Rostov would miss the victory?

– Of course, having one player less for the entire second half, the Rostovites no longer had enough strength. Although Karpin tried to control the game, he made substitutions and kept the situation under control. And the torpedoes themselves did not bring their attacks to something tangible. Therefore, Rostov managed to win in the class.

Spartak – Akhmat – 0:0

– “Spartak” and “Akhmat”, unlike other matches of this round, did not score each other’s goals. What was interesting for you in this match?

– I really liked the game. Very dynamic match, high-speed football. Spartak did not deviate from its philosophy. He was aggressive, combined a lot, attacked a lot. But good character, good game discipline and high responsibility for their actions in each episode of the match were shown by the Akhmat players.

Spartak attacked a lot, but something in their football soup, some pepper or salt was missing. A little bit of luck was missing. Not even perseverance, but stubbornness in the attack was a little lacking. It was a shame to lose such necessary points in the standings.

– Speaking about the salt in the soup, can we say that the reason for his lack of salt was the quick replacement in the second half of Promes, who left the field eight minutes after the start of the second half?

– Certainly. Promes is a cult figure for Spartak, a very iconic player for the teams. Top scorer. This salt was not enough in this game. At the gates of “Akhmat” he would definitely not be superfluous.

TABLE OF TOURNAMENTS

1 Zenith 51

2 Rostov – 44

3 Spartak 41

4 CSKA 38

5 Dynamo 35

6 Akhmat 33

7 Orenburg 32

8 Krasnodar 32

9 Sochi 31

10 Ural 25

11 Lokomotiv 25

12 Wings of the Soviets 21

13 Nizhny Novgorod 19

14 Torch 17

15 Khimki 13

16 Torpedo 10