"Red and white" rebounded ", there was no penalty": Pozdniakov on the match of the fourth round of the RPL "Krasnodar" - "Spartak"

"I expected more of the match"

- What impression did the game between "Krasnodar" and "Spartacus" leave you? By entourage sometimes it seemed that you are watching the match of the leading European championship.

- Let's just say, the outer wrapper was really attractive: a handsome stadium, filled to the bleachers' stands. But in terms of the quality of football itself, the questions remained - in my opinion, it turned out to be low. I expected more from this match. And "Spartacus" by and large "bounced". "Krasnodar" at least did not deserve to be defeated. Red and white continue to gain momentum. It's great that in the national championship the wards of Massimo Carrera are not allowed to pass.

- You were not surprised that "Spartacus" in Krasnodar played extremely pragmatic? The team acted from the defense, and created dangerous moments for the most part after drawing the standard provisions.

- And why play with the "Krasnodar" "first number", and even on the road? The fact that Spartak sat on the defensive was absolutely logical. At the same time I liked how the red and white acted at their gates. But in the attack did not turn out all. In general, Muscovites have chosen a predictable plan for the meeting. "Spartacus" in Krasnodar never flew forward with swords naked.

- In the last matches in the center of defense of red and white play newcomer Samuel Gigot and recovered from injury George Jikia. Is it possible to say that this duet was firmly entrenched in the team for a long time?

- In my opinion, the defense of "Spartacus" is now in full order. Plus there are Salvatore Bocchetti and Ilya Kutepov. Total we have defenders, corresponding to the level of the Champions League. The competition is the main extreme defenders can make up a young Nikolai Rasskazov. He is quite capable of "squeezing" one of the players base.

- Are you surprised that Carrera at the start of the season boldly trusts the young pupils of the club? The same Rasskazov, Alexander Lomovitsky, Alexander Maksimenko.

- It does not surprise me. I want Massimo to give them even more playing time. In the youth structure of "Spartacus" there are very good guys.

- By the way, and Lomovitsky, and Maksimenko, and Rasskazov, born in 1998 ...

- So it happened. A talented generation - nothing to say. Let's say I was born in one year - 1962 - with Sergei Rodionov (general director of "Spartak" - RT ) and Gennady Morozov. As a result, we all played in "Spartacus" and the national team. I wish the guys the same!

- Maksimenko out of six matches at the start of season five played at zero. Many fans say that the ball just does not reach him.

"He's a very talented boy." God grant that everything will turn out so that he will not get burned. By the way, in "Spartacus" grow up and other talented young goalkeepers. At Sasha everything should turn out. He is a very strong goalkeeper, moreover, Carrera fully trusts him. A game to zero should give Maksimenko confidence. If you remember, recently in the "Spartacus" acted another capable goalkeeper Anton Mitryushkin, but, in my opinion, he was admitted to the base not at the best moment. Will Maksimenko preserve his place in the team after Alexander Selikhov returns? We will see. Let the coaches understand who is stronger. I think the chances are 50 to 50. But I think the goalkeeper's position in "Spartacus" is closed for many years.

- Many fans criticize Denis Glushakov and say that he is pulling the team down.

- This, of course, is nonsense. Denis is not accidentally the captain of "Spartacus". He was chosen for this role by teammates. Glushakov is Glushakov. It is clear that the age is pressing. It becomes harder to train. But, I'm sure Denis at the moment needs red and white, both as a captain and as a football player.

"Penalty at the gate of" Spartacus "was not, Ari did not restrain emotions"

- "Krasnodar" had many moments, but never managed to realize them. What is the reason for this?

- If we talk about "Krasnodar", then I know the head coach of Murad Musayev very well. I'm sure he will succeed. "Bulls" by the end of the season will be at least in the fourth. I repeat, according to the game, Southerners should not have conceded to Spartak. But it happened. One team owned the ball, created moments, but missed out on the 88th minute. This is football. Nothing wrong.

- In Krasnodar, too, there is enough young players, in particular 19-year-old Ivan Ignatiev, who was called to replace Fedor Smolov ...

- I think it's worth waiting for a breakthrough already this season. He just comes from the team born in 1999, which Musayev used to train. There are enough other talented players, for example, who scored four goals in the seven matches of the FNL Daniel Utkin. It is no coincidence that Krasnodar-2 is in the lead in the standings. Musayev had a very good team in 1999, and he himself is an excellent coach. I think that in a year or a year and a half, five of that team will be in favor of "Krasnodar".

- Do not you think that the southerners could not find an equivalent replacement in the center of defense of the departed captain Andreas Granqvist?

- Losing a football player of this level would be a serious problem for any team. Replace the Swede is very difficult, the more he had a serious experience. You need to take the player of the same plan and give him the opportunity to join the composition. Granqvist in Russia, too, began not the best way, but then it opened. I think that in recent years Andreas has been the best defender of the RPL.

- Were you surprised by the behavior of Ari, who at the last minute of the match did Zhigo and got a red card?

- I know him well at work in "Spartacus" and I can say that he is just a very emotional, impulsive football player. Yes, he broke. But Luis Adriano in the match with PAOK also broke, and the football player of the Greek team allowed a frank simulation. I think, in "Krasnodar" Ari will be imposed certain sanctions. But you can not play without emotions. Such episodes happen. In modern football, if you just wipe away - the opponent is already falling.

"But Ari is accused of rough behavior on the field.

- I do not agree. Some kind of frank football dirt behind him has never been. It must be understood that nobody is playing football cleanly. If you do not answer your opponent, they'll just score you. Rudeness is tolerated by both defenders and attackers. Just Ari was caught and discharged a red card.

- The "Krasnodar" caused discontent two controversial episodes in the end of the match. According to the southerners, Sergei Lapochkin was to appoint at least one penalty.

- I do not want to discuss the work of judges. Let them themselves understand these episodes. Now they talk a lot about the VAR system. But even at the World Cup there were moments that I treated as fouls, and the judge, having looked at the replay, took the opposite decision. But if you take episodes with the alleged play of the hand of Lorenzo Melgarho and the foul of Quincy Promes on Ari, then, in my opinion, there was nothing in either case.

- Maybe it's worth to introduce a VAR system in the RPL ? "Krasnodar", for example, has long advocated this.

- I think that the human factor must remain in football. But the system that helps determine if the ball crossed the "ribbon", I think it's worth taking. In the remaining episodes, judges must be dealt with. Their mistakes have long ago become part of football.

- At the same time Ari after the match said that the judges in the RPL always help the Moscow teams. Is the Brazilian right?

- He just got excited. I am sure and I know that there is no such thing. Judges in Russia do not sell or buy. The arbitrators here, if they make mistakes, are unintentional.