Former Spartak Moscow and Lokomotiv footballer Roman Shishkin believes that after Malcolm’s departure from Zenit, Wendel took charge of the St. Petersburg team.
Malcolm moved to Al-Hilal from Saudi Arabia this summer. Les Bleus-Blancs-Bleus beat Spartak 3-1 last week in the away match of the fifth round of the Russian Championship. Wendel scored a brace.
– As many have already noted, there are a lot of questions regarding Spartak’s line-up in the game against Zenit. From my point of view, these are four positions. The players who have started the season and who have been in many ways essential in individual matches and who are in good form are Bongonda, Zobnin, Litvinov and Khlusevich. And what is the reason for their absence in the composition is a question. Of course, I’m not inside the team, maybe there are things unique to them, the coach looks at the state, the number of games. But before the “Zénith”, it was a week of preparation. And this is a key game, a big one, where it is worth showing the best resources and qualities. I don’t blame Abascal, he decided that – and we’ve all seen it on the pitch.
And in general, Spartak lacked emotions, but Zenit prepared well, Wendel took on the role of leader and replaced Malcolm. And the Red-Whites are just not ready for such big matches yet, they are not yet ready to play at the right level, to win and to take points in such important matches. And the match with Zenit is the main one of the season. It’s a shame that two defeats after a good start. I hope the team will shake things up, – RB Sport quotes Shishkin.
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