Female soccer strikerZenith » Elizabeth Lazareva told that in the new season his team would like not only to win the championship again, but also to win the Russian Cup.
Zenit is the defending champion of Russia. The Women’s Super League kicks off on March 10. “Zenith” on this day will play at home with the tournament newcomer Samara “Wings of the Soviets”.
– I really want to start the championship. It’s a taste of the holidays every year, where you can once again immerse yourself in your favorite football environment. So the whole team is looking forward to the first match,” Lazareva told .
— International Women’s Day is even closer. How will you celebrate?
– We are training. And she’s still on vacation.
– Zenit became champions last year. Will it be more difficult?
— During the off-season, we tried to forget about last year’s championship. Especially before the new season, in which opponents will treat us more responsibly. But if we meet all the requirements of the coaching staff and continue to support each other, we will succeed.
– In the off-season, four newcomers came to Zenit. How were they received?
– Of course there was a tunnel – it’s a must. I think they immediately wanted to leave after him (laughs). But seriously, we have a very easy team to join. Anyone who comes.
– Your first opponent in the new season is Superleague newcomer Krylya Sovetov.
It’s always fun to play with beginners. See who came to us in the Superleague, how strong they are.
– Due to the expansion of the Superleague, there will be more games this season. As a player, does this make you happy?
– When you train during the week, you really look forward to the game. And it happened to be once every week and a half. You think – God, when it’s already a game. Of course, I want to play more and more.
– Zenit played twice in a row in the final of the Russian Cup. Do you have any specific plans for this tournament?
“I really want to win this trophy. I hope this year we can do it together with the second championship.
This season, 12 teams will play in the Super League: Dynamo, Yenisei, Zvezda-2005, Zenit, Krasnodar, Krylya Sovetov, Lokomotiv, Rostov, Rubin, Ryazan-VDV”, CSKA and “Chertanovo”. Dynamo and Krylya Sovetov will play in the Super League for the first time.
The tournament will take place in two stages. On the first team will play in two rounds. In the second stage, they will be divided into two sixes (places from 1st to 6th and from 7th to 12th). The points scored during the preliminary phase will be divided into two. The second stage for both groups will take place over five rounds.
Watch live broadcasts of the matches of the Women’s Superleague on the federal channel and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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