Head coach of CSKA Vladimir Fedotov told that he decided to use a three-striker formation after the 77th minute in the Russian championship match against Lokomotiv because he hoped to turn the tide of the match.
On Saturday, CSKA tied with the railway workers in the 24th round of the RPL with a score of 3:3, losing 1:3 in the middle of the second half.
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— From the 77th minute of the match against Lokomotiv, CSKA had three attackers on the field, it paid off — CSKA came back to 1:3. Did you take a risk by removing Kelven and Davila?
— We had to leave Musaev on the ground. Zabolotny and Chalov came out. We didn’t want to accept what was happening on the ground. Therefore, it was decided to switch to two central forwards, Chalov played the “false nine”. As we have seen, such substitutions have produced results,” Fedotov told .
CSKA with 37 points, he ranks fourth in the WORLD RPL rankings. In the next round, the army team will play at home against Akhmat Grozny on April 20.
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Source : MatchTV
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