The head coach “Spartak » Guillermo Abascal said that during the match of the 16th round of the MIR RPL against Baltika, he asked his team to play simpler and that thanks to the snowfall in Kaliningrad, he had the opportunity to see a real “Russian match”.
The meeting of the 16th round of the MIR RPL took place on Saturday on a snow-covered field in Kaliningrad and ended with a victory for the Muscovites with a score of 2:0.
— I can say that today I saw a real match in Russia. If anyone didn’t know what it was anymore, they would certainly have found out by now. I’m proud of the way the guys fought on the field, fought and battled in all areas, and the determination the team showed. Before the match I asked what the condition of the pitch was and they told me everything was fine. But when we left, everything changed, everything turned white. The guys worked for this victory. Congratulations and let’s move on.
— Spartak scored in this match when you took off your jacket. Is this some kind of magic?
“I will definitely do the same thing next time.” During the match I am at 45 degrees, full of emotions. All psychological aspects help to cope with the cold.
— Was today’s match the most memorable for you because of its atmosphere?
– That’s definitely true. I will remember today’s match for a long time. Even after the end, I felt these emotions. They were in me. However, I come from a city where in August my feet literally burn, the temperature reaches +50. So we can say that I experienced two extreme moments on both sides. Of course, it is a great experience and a great satisfaction of the path traveled. Of course, you have to be able to survive such moments. I would like to emphasize that for almost 100 minutes of this match, I felt and heard the support of our fans. Even when I couldn’t see the footballers in front of me. It is very important.
-What were you planning? And what adjustments did you make as you cleaned the lines? Did this help?
— Before the match at the game hotel, we discussed the game plan, but made one amendment: if the weather conditions do not allow it, we will have to fight for each other, like a real family. Today we did it on the pitch. In terms of in-game adjustments, we have fixed some bugs. I asked the guys to play simpler.
— Have you ever seen live how they play on such snow before?
— As for snowy matches, the only ones that come to mind are the Champions League matches in February. Great European teams have stumbled on this path,” reports the correspondent, according to Abaskal’s words.
The Rouge et Blanc score 27 points and move up to fourth place in the standings. Baltika is 14th with 12 points.
Live broadcasts of MIR RPL matches can be watched on the and MATCH PREMIER TV channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
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