Head coach of St. Petersburg “Zenith” Sergei Semak told that with the entry onto the field of striker Ivan Sergeev, he expects an increase in the number of goals scored, since another striker Mateo Cassierra stopped scoring goals in the last matches.
On Saturday, Zenit will host CSKA in the match of the 28th day of the WORLD RPL.
— Ivan Sergeev is in the starting lineup. He hasn’t started the championship for a while. On what basis was the decision taken?
— First, when preparing for training, he looks good both in his emotions and in his movements. Second, we have to score. Unfortunately, Mateo (Cassierra) slowed down on that. We also have Vanya. We hope that with the release of two attackers there will be a few more chances and that the execution will be better than in the matches which did not go well for us. We have chances, but we can’t score. We don’t score as much as we would like.
— How difficult or, conversely, easy is it for a coach to prepare a team when playing against the same opponent?
– Cooking is never easy. As in the previous match, our composition has seriously changed. I liked some things about the cup match, and others less. I would like to change them. Let’s see how we play today and how we can implement those moments that are important and necessary for us on the field.
— Zenit does not score many goals for itself. Have you found the answer to why this has been happening over the past few months?
– A set of reasons. Somewhere there is a lack of skill, somewhere there is a lack of concentration. In the last matches, there were good chances, duels, but we failed to score. The minimum score sometimes does not allow you to win, unfortunately. Funny goals or our mistakes lead to missed goals and loss of points,” Semak said on .
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