Former sporting director of Spartak and Rostov Alexander Chikunov in an interview with a correspondent, he said that after the defeat of “Rostov” (2:4) the “red-whites” will find themselves without medals at the end of the season in the WORLD RPL.
The defeat in Rostov-on-Don was the second in a row for Guillermo Abascal’s team after the failure of the home game in the 8th round against Zenit (1:2).
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– “Rostov” beat “Spartak” by the result – that is – says Shikunov. – Hosts just read Spartak. Behind the opponent was another disgrace, and “Rostov” took advantage of this. Karpin read all of this before the game. Yes, Promes’ first goal was extraordinary, but it didn’t break Rostov – they put pressure on this situation. They didn’t even put pressure on him, but dominated the opponent. They came out with a plan that worked 100%.
– Is it possible to say that Spartak simply did not recover psychologically after the game against Zenit?
– Not. Spartak have big problems playing from behind. Matches with Orenburg and other average teams are a situation. As soon as the rivals are Dynamo, Zenit and Rostov… the three results, you see what they are.
We all hoped that Zenit had a competitor, but we saw that Zenit had no competitor in the fight for the championship. Spartak are not ready to fight even for the top three after such results. The team is not aligned – it played on the emotions, individual skills of Sobolev, Promes and Moses. As soon as a serious club – no chance.
– Are there any changes in the game of “Spartak” under Abaskal, despite the latest results?
“I haven’t seen them. There was a good emotional underpinning, they all worked out, but there was no alignment as such. Emotions alone won’t get you far. Yes, it can pass, like in the first half with Zenit, but for a long time it is impossible.
– “Rostov” now occupies third place in the championship. How long?
– We have four or five teams that will fight for places from second to sixth: CSKA, Dynamo, the same Spartak, Krasnodar. The locomotive, however, flew into a hole somewhere. And so, these teams will fight each other. Here, someone already has how it will turn out. In principle, the chances are equal for everyone. The position of “Rostov” at the end of the first round? From the second to the fourth line, in the fight against CSKA and Dynamo. These three teams will compete for second or third place.
After nine rounds “Spartacus” ranks fifth in the RPL with 16 points. Rostov moved into third place with 19 points. Zenit in the lead has 23 points.
On September 15, the Red-Whites will host Fakel in the match of the 2nd round of the FONBET group stage of the Russian Cup, and on September 18 – Lokomotiv in the match of the 10th round of the WORLD RPL.
Source : MatchTV
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