The head coach “Zenith » Sergey Semak spoke about the team selection for the 22nd round match of the MIR Russian Premier League (RPL) with “The wings of the Soviets “
The meeting will take place on Saturday in Samara and will start at 2:00 p.m. Moscow time. Brazilian Mario Fernández was not included in the Zenit squad due to an injury he suffered on March 23 during a friendly match against Red Star (0:1) in Belgrade.
— Mario Fernández did not arrive in Samara. How is his condition?
— He feels better and is examined. I think in the near future the diagnosis will be known and we will understand how much he gave up. Let’s hope there’s nothing wrong.
— Erakovic, Mostovoy and Cassierra are footballers who left Zenit to join their national team. But Mostovoy did not play due to injury. How prepared are they to play a full match?
— After any microtrauma, footballers lose their playing tone. Mostovoi remained without training for quite a long time, because he did not play all this time. There are some difficulties, but I think Mostovoy can play. Let’s see how ready he is. As for other players, it’s always a problem for coaches when players leave. It’s a different emotional context for footballers, as well as travel fatigue. For coaches, there is always a certain state of vigilance after national team matches.
— There is an upcoming match with Spartak in the Russian Cup. How will you distribute the load?
“It’s not just going to be a tough week, but a whole month.” Of course, we will monitor the condition of our players. I think the players who play less will have the chance to help the team and compete for a spot in the starting lineup.
— It will be a meeting of the two teams who score the most goals. What do you expect from the match?
– There is no match for a match. All teams want to score; goals add entertainment to football. We try to play actively and the Wings play actively. The opponents individually have fast and high quality players, good in attacks and counterattacks, as well as set pieces. I hope we can play well in defense and try to create good scoring chances in the opponent’s goal,” Semak said on .
Watch the live broadcast of the match on the MATCH PREMIER channel, as well as on the sites sportbox.ru and matchtv.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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