Head coach of Zenit Sergei Semak says why the defender Dmitry Chistyakov rented to “Sochi” .
On Sunday, Sochi announced Chistyakov’s lease. The deal with the 30-year-old footballer runs until the end of the 2023/24 season.
The Bleu-Blanc-Bleu flew on January 14 for a training camp in Abu Dhabi, where they will work until January 28.
“We will have normal working days for almost a month and a half. » During these training camps, we will start by working on all functional states. We will spend the first week without matches and the second week we will play four matches. It is clear that we will play with two different teams: each will play the first two matches for 45 minutes, and the last two – as much as possible, but we will try to ensure that everyone plays a full match. As for the programming, everything is in order, with one small exception: Nino will join a little later. Everything else is prepared on site.
Robert Renan left on loan. We understand this is a young player who needs practice in the game, this is a must. We met him halfway and let him go. The same applies to Dima Chistyakov – at the end of last year we talked with him, he wants to train more. We promised him that if we had the chance, we would let him go. It happened: he was also loaned out until the end of this season. There are no other changes yet, but there may be some minor ones. We understand that some players may express a desire to train more during this short remaining period of time. If the conditions offered by another club suit us and the player himself, then we will naturally respect them halfway. The interests of our team come first.
— Four transfers have already taken place. If possible, a few words about each of the recruits. Why did the technical staff choose these players?
— For many reasons, there is also an economic component. As for Nino, he is a very high quality player who will add competition to our defensive line. Considering his transfer fee, it was a very good offer which we took advantage of. We now have very good competition in defense and we were able to give Renan and Chistyakov the opportunity to train.
As for Ilzat Akhmetov, the situation is similar. We’ve been watching him for a long time. His contract was about to expire and he had a certain amount left to buy back. We took advantage of this point and signed the player. He can play both in the center of the field and on the flank – he has experience in different positions. He is a very high quality player and, above all, he has a Russian passport. Considering some of the difficulties we encounter with players with Russian passports, this is a good acquisition. The same goes for the economic aspect – it is a very profitable option for our club.
Pedro has been included in the deal for a long time, and now he’s finally joining us. Arthur’s position… This summer we were unable to recruit a player for this position for one reason or another. Now we have taken a football player who can play in place of Malcolm, and in this regard we have closed a position that was problematic for us, in which players played for whom he was not native. For us, this is an additional option in the tactical schemes that we have used before. We will see how quickly these players adapt, after which we will decide who will start the season, ”reports a correspondent, according to Semak.
The Russian championship will resume in March.
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