“I did not delve into conflicts, likes and the like. Glushakov spent a very good championship season and a good, albeit ambiguous, bronze. I watched who I needed for that period, and then there were enough injuries and other problems. And I saw how he relates to work, ”the Sport Express specialist quotes.

According to him, if Glushakov deserved to be a part of his work in training and was useful on the field, then he put him on.

“When I put it, I was guided by this and the fact that he was the team captain, and I saw that he had weight in the eyes of the players. Positive effect on the team. Although it was difficult for him, ”said Kononov.

Glushakov left Spartak at the end of last season and moved to Grozny's Akhmat. Kononov, on the other hand, resigned as head coach in September 2019.

Earlier, the former Zenit footballer Vladislav Radimov spoke about the failed transition to Spartak.