Former coach of the Russian national team Igor Korneev shared his expectations for the upcoming OLIMPBET Russian Super Cup game between “Zenith” And CSKA noting that for St. Petersburg the midfield damage could be a blow claudinho .
The footballer was injured in the first half of the BET Premier Cup match with Fenerbahce and was substituted.
– Can we say that CSKA will have more motivation, because the team missed the trophies, while Zenit won the Supercup four years in a row?
— I don’t think the people of Petersburg will have any problems with their attitude. Opponents will enter the field with great envy. Believe me, Sergei Semak’s wards will be no less motivated to pick up the slack if they’ve done it four times before. The only thing that made life difficult for CSKA was the situation with the departure of important artists. They lost Jesus Medina and so far have gained no one in return. He also failed to bring back Mario Fernandez. The army team is now going through difficulties, while the opponent in the background is almost fully staffed.
– Will leaving Medina weaken the Army team in a particular Super Bowl game or was Vladimir Fedotov ready for it?
– I’m not sure the coach expected such a development. And of course, there is no doubt that the sale of the Paraguayan will weaken the team and hurt it. Take a look at his stats from last season. Only in the RPL he scored eight goals and assisted his partners seven times. Moreover, Medina is a versatile player who can close several positions at once.
– The Blue-White-Blues in their last BET Premier Cup match with Fenerbahce ended up without an injured Claudinho. How seriously will this affect the team’s actions in attack, given the length of the bench?
– If he still does not fit into the group on Saturday, the Bleu-Blanc-Bleu will of course lose creativity. It will be a blow for Zenit in terms of playing in the opponent’s half and creating chances. It remains to be hoped that Claudinho will still recover quickly, because with his actions he always brings joy to the fans, quotes RT Korneev.
The match will take place on July 15 at the Ak Bars Arena in Kazan. Watch the live broadcast of the match on the and MATCH PREMIER channels, on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites. The meeting will start at 5:00 p.m. Moscow time.
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Source : MatchTV
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