Former head coach of the Russian national volleyball team Gennady Shipouline told he had returned to training Vladimir Alekno is a maximalist and wished him patience as head coach of St. Petersburg “Zenith” .
On Friday it became known that Alekno signed a two-year contract with Zenit.
– I fully support him. God bless him! And who, if not him? Vladimir Romanovich is a maximalist, like me. We either do well or we don’t do well at all. This is what the system has taught us. We worked under this motto.
I believe in Vladimir Romanovich. I wish him patience, that his assistants help him effectively, that there are all conditions for victories and good luck. Especially at the initial stage, when the team is being completed. So that everyone in the club was with him day and night,” Shipulin told .
Alekno led the Russian national team three times – from 2007 to 2008, from 2011 to 2012 and from 2015 to 2016. The specialist spent most of his coaching career at Zenit Kazan (2008-2021). Alekno’s last job was with the Iranian national team, with which he took ninth place at the Tokyo Olympics. In August 2021, the specialist took a break from his career.
Zenit St. Petersburg took sixth place in the Super League last season.
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Source : MatchTV
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