Golovin’s new contract with Monaco is an indicator of mutual trust

In Russia, football battles are just resuming, and the leading European championships are fighting at full speed. Last weekend once again satisfied the tastes of the most demanding gourmets. MK talked about the latest events in the five leading club championships with the famous Russian coach Yuri Gazzaev, who left for the first time in 1992 to conquer Europe.

– You played in France, so we’ll start with it. Moreover, on Monday it became known that Alexander Golovin extended the contract with Monaco until 2026. How does such a credibility fit with his appearance only as a substitute in Sunday’s game against Nice?

There is, of course, no connection here. He is positioned by the coach, management as the undisputed leader. And the rotation of the composition for the participant of European competitions is a common thing. Especially after such heavy defeats, which happened in the duel with Bayer.

— How do you evaluate the actual extension of the contract for such a long period?

– Obviously, this is a great mutual trust, especially if there is no clause on compensation. This means such contact with President Rybolovlev, which is important. It can be seen that Sasha is comfortable in France, although there were talks about England and Germany. He probably consulted with someone, but I’m sure he made the decision himself.

– The unconditional decoration of the European weekend was the Sunday match between Marseille and PSG. Mbappe and Messi made three effective actions each, which brought the guests a landslide victory and, you see, made them unattainable in the table?

– The match was for 6 points, and PSG used this “frontal” chance to go into the lead. What can I say, a bunch of Messi with Mbappe proved to be just phenomenal. But there were certain doubts about how these two difficult characters would get along in one team. Let’s leave Neymar with his moods outside the brackets, and this couple clearly demonstrates everything with their reaction to goals. At the same time, I would not now give the Parisians an unconditional palm. The organism is complicated there, anything can happen.

– In England, the confrontation between Arsenal and Manchester City continues, and Manchester United won the League Cup on Sunday and are getting closer to the leaders. Who do you like more from this trio?

– It’s nice to see the rebirth of the Red Devils, City with Guardiola will always be the most serious force, Arsenal today also have the power that was missing before. I like each of these teams in their own way, so I expect to fight until the last round.

– Chelsea, after a record transfer campaign, continues to lose to everyone in a row, takes 10th place and scored only four goals in 11 matches this year! Why hasn’t Potter been fired yet?

– People look inside the team, which means they understand what the coach wants even with such results. Perhaps they deliberately sacrificed this championship, went to the restructuring of the composition. There is the Champions League, there they will still fight with Borussia.

– In Spain, both Real Madrid and Barça lose points. But the Catalans do not seem to catch up?

– For Barcelona, ​​the defeat from the modest Almeria is not fatal. Although it was clear how it upset Javi. But there is a more balanced team here than in the same PSG, and the situation never gets out of the coach’s control.

– In Serie A, Napoli with Kvaratskhelia continues to sweep everyone in its path. I recently talked with Mamuka Dzhugeli, an agent of Khvichi, so it turns out that his ward grew up in Italy by as much as 6 centimeters. Does the Italian Mediterranean work wonders?

– Speaking seriously, Spalletti knows the players of the Russian championship very well. It is very important. Therefore, Khvicha is growing by leaps and bounds, not only from a football point of view, but also anthropometrically. See how he added “physics” to his natural plasticity. Well, psychology obviously plays an important role in its formation. Luciano does not praise, but demands more and more.

– Finally, in Germany, Bayern reminded who was the boss in the house, defeating Union, which was on a par with it. Agree, this is very in the style of Munich?

– I must say that Bayern has the most football leadership in Europe. These people scrupulously select the squad, and the players feel a tremendous responsibility towards the living legends of the club. As far as I remember, the Munich team always put in their place daring upstarts at decisive moments.

– You first left to play in Europe 30 years ago. What would you advise the current generation of Russian footballers who are in no hurry to break away from their homes?

– For the sake of their own progress, they must be in a competitive environment. Today, these are the leading championships that we talked about.

– Wouldn’t you like to work abroad as a coach, or is Russian football still closer?

– Of course, it’s interesting, but in any project I’m attracted by the opportunity to build a club vertical – from school to the main team. Such a Russian coach in Europe will not be given. I had serious offers from neighboring countries, just for such a task. But today I see myself in one of the Russian clubs, where I can raise the players from and to.