“I need time, but psychologically I feel good already”

The outcome of the derby between "Spartak" and "Dynamo" left the fans of red and white ambiguous feelings. On the one hand, their favorite team could not win, but on the other hand, scored an important point, playing for about an hour in the minority after the removal of Esequiel Ponce.

But the Argentinian red card forced Oleg Kononov to throw into battle the eminent novice Andre Shurrle right after the break, although the world champion just the day before held the first training session in the “Spartacus. As a result, he quite successfully clung to the balls and even created a couple of dangerous moments. And in the mixed zone Shyurrle came under a real hail of questions from journalists.

“The match had a great atmosphere. I dreamed that many fans came, and it turned out incredibly. I wanted to finish the match in equal compositions, but what happened happened. Only on Friday I took part in the first training session with Spartak, and today I played the first game in three months. I need time, I adapt step by step, but psychologically I already feel good. In the course of the meeting, I sometimes supported the guys, because I had seen a lot in football. After errors, you should always get up. I hope my experience will benefit, ”Andre summed up the match.

He commented on the football player and the removal of Ponce, but stressed that he did not really see the moment with the foul of his partner on Anton Shunin.

“I think Esequiel wanted to get to the ball. It is difficult to judge without repetition, therefore, maybe there was a red card, and maybe a yellow one, ”suggested the novice.

At the same time, the world champion admitted that he initially had to spend only 10-15 minutes on the field, but due to the removal of Ponce, Oleg Kononov asked him to play a full time. Schurrle also noted that he had discussed with his teammates in Borussia Dortmund the transfer on loan to Spartak.

“I talked with Mario Goetze, I constantly correspond with him and other guys. They said that Moscow is a great city, and Spartak is a good team. What are the similar “Spartacus” and “Borussia”? In the mentality of the fans. They want us to fight on the field to the end, and drive forward throughout the 90 minutes, ”added Shyurrle.

"Shyurrle help set the standard"

After talking about Shyurrle, Spartak captain Georgy Jikia began summing up the match. The defender said that the German is a high-level football player and will be able to help the team in the near future.

“Shyurrle spent with us only one training session, but today was forced to go for a replacement. Jordan Larsson has not worked with the team at all, so it’s difficult to say anything about his playing qualities. And we will help Shurrle to get into condition, I hope that in the upcoming matches he will start to benefit Spartak. Andre is generally quite sociable. In the dressing room warmly talking with everyone, I got the kids well-disposed, I think there will be no problems with the adaptation, ”he said.

In addition, Jikia told about a funny episode from the first training of the eminent newcomer in the composition of "Spartacus."

“When he entered the locker room, one of the guys said:“ Damn, this is the time - he used to play for him in FIFA, and now he is sitting with us. ” This is also a plus for young guys, and I am pleased that such a person will play in our team, ”admitted Jikia.

In general, the defender said that a draw could be called a “decent” result for Spartak, given the removal of Ponce, and admitted that, like Shyurrle, he did not see the episode itself in violation of the rules of the attacker. Jikia also remembered the dangerous moment that was not realized by Roman Zobnin at the very end of the meeting.

“He took responsibility, and before that he had done a huge amount of work, like Ayaz Guliyev. They are great lads, therefore, no one presented any complaints to anyone, on the contrary, there were words of gratitude for all fighting and achieving such a result in the minority, ”the captain said.

Separately, Georgy answered the question about too many yellow cards that receive emotional Guliyev and Zelimkhan Bakayev.

“I warn them before the games, saying that extra“ mustard plasters ”are useless. But in some episodes it is generally incomprehensible, for which they presented yellow. Probably, Guliyev already has such a reputation, and any of his foul is punishable by a card, ”said Jikia.

He commented on the football player and the departure from Spartak of a number of players who conquered the RPL gold with the team in 2017.

“Sooner or later, the time of each of us in Spartak will come to an end. Yes, the guys left the team, but this process should be treated calmly and professionally. Since the championship season, more than two years have passed. There are only a few of us left - you can count on the fingers of one hand, and the youth comes on the heels, ”the captain recalled.

He ended up communicating with journalists Jikia with a call not to worry about the outcome of the Europa League match with Tun.

"Curved legs hindered"

Talked to journalists and Zobnin. The first thing he remembered was that unrealized moment, and he spoke quite self-critically.

“What prevented the score? My legs are crooked. We need to train such moments. Probably my strengths are a bit different. Perhaps in that episode, Mirzov had to roll the ball, but decided to take responsibility, and, unfortunately, did not hit the target. I will work, I apologize to the guys and to Reziuan, ”said Roman.

He also noted that the removal of Ponce had a strong effect on the Spartak game.

“They played well in equal compositions, but then they got a little hooked. They did not think that Esekeyl would be shown a red card for breaking the rules. I had to rebuild. You saw for yourself that in the second half you acted mainly from the defense on the counterattack. Something worked out, something did not, but we had moments, ”added Zobnin.

At the same time, the midfielder admitted that Schurrle’s substitution assist helped the team, as he clung to the ball and created dangerous moments.

“Andre didn’t spend a lot of training with us, but it’s already clear that he’s a football player of a different level. His adaptation is going well, we took Shurrle. I think that European footballers always grow up faster in new teams than footballers from other continents, so there are no problems, ”concluded Zobnin.

Substitute Mirzov also commented on the outcome of the meeting.

“They played well. Even after removing Ponce, they looked decent and created chances. They wanted to win, but it turned out only to play a draw. But I don’t think that Esequiel let the team down, he just walked onto the ball and didn’t want to crash into Shunin, ”said Reziuan.

Of course, they could not ask Mirzov about the debut of Shyurrl, since this topic became one of the most important after the match.

“Let the coach do it. It seemed to look good, clung to the ball, hit the goal. It was obvious that Andre was an experienced player who had a lot to learn. But, of course, it will take time to play, ”the midfielder added.

But the Dynamo players neglected to communicate with the press. Only Konstantin Rausch answered the questions of journalists, who noticed that Dynamo could score three points.

“Even if we do not take into account the removal of Ponce, we had enough moments, but Alexander Maksimenko had a wonderful match. And since the opponent played the hour in the minority, so the draw, of course, did not suit us. On the other hand, we can recall the defeat of Dynamo, when we also acted in the majority, but missed. Therefore, everything could be. They wanted to win, but took a point. Moving on, ”said the defender.