“Goncharenko's pioneer squad is playing defiantly - it will be difficult for Zenit”: Gadzhiyev about the matches of the 14th round of the RPL

“Blue-white-blue has an understanding and a set of performers to play“ beautifully ”

- The central match of the 14th round of the RPL will be the confrontation of CSKA and Zenit on the field of VEB Arena. Is there a clear favorite in this meeting?

- Neither team has noticeable superiority. Petersburgers are more stable and reliable, make less gross gaming errors. CSKA are wrong more, but sometimes they play more aggressively. It is difficult to predict who will prevail on the field.

- Journalists and fans jokingly call the young CSKA team “the pioneer squad named after Viktor Goncharenko”. Are these guys able to fight back experienced and eminent performers from the banks of the Neva?

- Pioneer squad at the army team is very bold. Zenit will be difficult. These guys have already proved their strength in the match with “Real”, and the Spaniards, whatever one may say, are in no way inferior to the team from St. Petersburg. In addition, bright young leaders stand out in the red and blue.

- Who would you pick out?

- CSKA generally happy. All young people are extremely talented. Calling Ilzat Akhmetov and Fyodor Chalov to the national team is more proof of that. I will also note Ivan Oblyakov - a very talented guy. Goncharenko is not just a young and promising team - this is a team that is a real competitor to all the mastodons of our league.

- You said about Ivan Oblyakov, but he, as well as Mario Fernandez, will miss the game due to injuries. Tangible loss for the army?

- Of course, it will add a headache to Viktor Goncharenko. The loss of Mario is a significant blow to the tactics and internal mood of the team. He is not only the leader on the field, but also the soul of the locker room.

- St. Petersburgers have recently played away on the road solely for the result, but their playing in Samara, Bordeaux and against Akhmat can hardly be called interesting at all, and especially champion. What is the problem?

- I really don't like these definitions: “beautiful”, “interesting” football. I do not understand why so much is said and written about it. Do you know at least one coach who gives his team an installation before the match: “Play beautifully”? Me not. Tasks always go on the attack and on defense and are aimed at achieving a result.

- How can Zenit surprise CSKA?

- Returning to the issue of "beautiful" football I will say this. Blue-white-blue has an understanding and a set of performers to play “beautifully”, but they can do it only if they are superior to the opponent in everything. I do not think that in a meeting with CSKA the difference in class will be so noticeable.

- Sergey Semak has already built the game of his club?

- As far as I can see, Semak has a strict requirement to play vertically. That is, quickly shift all actions towards the opponent's goal. True, in order for this mechanism to start working at full power, time is needed. The previous coaching staff preached a slightly different approach to football.

"The locomotive is moving up"

- You said about rebuilding in team tactics. Do you agree with the fact that this is happening in Rubin, who will take the capital Lokomotiv in this field?

- That's right. Kurban Berdyev reshapes the team. True, the Kazan coaching staff chose a different course of development than the Petersburg one. Rubin is trying to play football like we see Chelsea and Manchester City.

- What can you say about Lokomotiv? The game of railway workers is often criticized by experts and fans.

- I do not understand why. Loko entered the championship against the background of constant conversations that strange and inexplicable things happen in the team. Without knowing the principles and fundamentals of football, the rules for conducting training, they write outright nonsense!

- What are you about?

- Elementary things. Journalists who do not understand how an athlete gains and loses form, write that Yuri Semin makes mistakes in the training process. It's just awful! On what basis are such conclusions made? Without watching the games, without data for each player, without understanding the physical data of each player. You can not do it this way.

- I understand correctly that, in your opinion, is Lokomotiv, frankly failing a performance in the Champions League, is generally stable?

- It is obvious to me that Loko is moving not downwards along an inclined, not along a straight path, but upwards. His game improves, the result comes. And all this is happening against the background of serious injuries in the attack group. Yes, and in the defense there are shaky moments. Semin then loses Solomon Querkwelia, then he is forced to patch holes because of problems with Vedran Chorluka.

- Fedor Smolov returned to service after an injury, but the degree of its usefulness is still in question. Isn't it worth it for Yuri Semin to put the striker on the bench now and enable him to gain the confidence he lost at the World Cup.

- Yes, while Smolov could not reveal his potential. But overall, the acquisition is good. I see nothing critical in this. I believe that Fedor will get a chance and an opportunity to rehabilitate and prove his reputation.

- The disappointing defeat of Porto within the Champions League would not be a psychological problem for the red-greens on the road to Kazan?

- I think an experienced team is able to resolve this issue. In addition, this loss was the result of team errors, therefore. and they need to be corrected together and together.

"Ufa" weakened performance in the Europa League

- In Ufa, will play "Spartak" and the club with the same name. For the Ufa team, the game against the red and whites will be the first after the appointment of the head coach Dmitry Kirichenko. Moskivich, by contrast, is more likely to hold the last match under the direction of Raul Riancho.

- This game really attracts attention. But everyone always considers eminent teams favorites on such trips. Therefore, I will say kind words to Ufa. The club is progressing, the team is growing and provides personnel not only for our league, but also for Europe. With such rivals must be considered.

- Do you think that “Spartak”, given its current state, will not be able to win a landslide victory over the home team?

- No, red and white, in spite of everything, look preferable to me. The thing is that Ufa has a clear decline after the Europa League. They simply do not have enough experience to play successfully on several fronts at once. If there were no performances in Europe, the Ufimians would be higher in the RPL standings.

- According to media reports, the players of Spartak have already been informed that for Raul Riancho the match against Ufa will be the last one on the post of acting president. head coach of the team. Will this affect the motivation of the players?

- There are so many rumors and scandals around Spartak, but the entire team spent the last match with full dedication. Yes, there was a mess in the actions, but it was not indifferent. I saw how the desire to win overcame the general emotional background. The victory gained in LU, will be a good emotional help for a trip to Ufa.

“Krasnodar” stands out from many other teams. ”

- “Krasnodar” takes “Yenisei” at home and, obviously, has the opportunity to experiment. Is it worth waiting for the appearance from the first minutes on the field of students of the club academy, who performed well in the game with the “Standard” in LE: Matvey Safonov, Magomed Shapi-Suleymanov and Ivan Ignatiev?

- That I can not predict. By the way, like the head coach. There is such a law: to make decisions on the eve of the match. Football is a traumatic sport, and anything can happen.

- But the named group of players proved its right to enter the field from the first minutes?

- The guys are really good. But the competition in Krasnodar is too high. In my opinion, being in the starting lineup of Ari, Wanderson and Victor Klasson does not cause any questions.

- Do you agree with the fact that the team of Murad Musayev at the moment the game is set better than all the other clubs of the RPL?

- Perhaps, yes. Not to say that Krasnodar is leading in this indicator, but it really stands out against many other teams. The “bulls” have a good balance between attack and defense. This is the right game. In addition, do not forget that the Southerners - the leaders in the number of strong-willed victories. I think at the end of the season they will win a ticket to the Champions League.

- “Rostov” is waiting for a home match with Dynamo. The game will be of a closed nature, based on the kind of football teams demonstrate?

- I think the owners will open. They are favorites. Separately, I want to highlight the work of Valery Karpin and say that he is a gifted coach. Having traveled from mistakes and failures, he received an excellent opportunity to finally realize himself.

- The current success of "Rostov" - the merit of Valery Karpin?

- Yes and no. Karpin helps legacy Kurban Berdiyev. I mean the work of the club in terms of organization. The level of football and the attitude towards it in the region have not changed, and the game model as a whole has remained the same.

- Does Dynamo work in other conditions?

- Yes, white and blue are inferior in all the above components. Aura is a very important component for football. Around Dynamo, to put it mildly, it is not entirely positive.

- Does this also affect the work of Dmitry Khokhlov?

- By his arrival he corrected the situation. Without him, the club was already on the verge. If Khokhlov is allowed to continue working, I am sure the team is able to add.

- Do you agree that the level of Rostov players greatly exceeds the composition of Muscovites?

- By name - yes. But Dynamo has a good base zone. In many ways, her confidence in her own forces predetermines the outcome of the fight. In general, the potential of white-blue - eight RPL.