Dissatisfaction with Malcolm, jokes of Tedesco and Gazizov, praise for Kukuyan: what did they talk about after the match "Spartak" - "Zenith"

"Such matches adorn Russian football"

"Spartak" and "Zenith" failed to identify the winner in the tenth round of the RPL.

The meeting, which took place at the Otkritie Arena stadium in Moscow, ended with a score of 1: 1.

Summing up the results of the match, the head coach of Spartak Domenico Tedesco noted that his players had different game segments.

If at the beginning of the meeting they were in control of the ball, then, under pressure from the opponent, they lost the initiative.

“After the selection it was important for our players to rest.

One way to do this is to deliver the ball to the attackers after tackling.

But as a result, they began to foul, Dejan Lovren often fell in single combats, which led to the whistle from the referee.

The second half was great, there were many good chances, in particular, Jordan Larsson, Ezequiel Ponce.

Zenit could have scored too.

We are satisfied with the result, although a little upset, because we could have won, "admitted Tedesco.

According to him, Zenit has surpassed Spartak in the number of long passes.

At the same time, short passes gave his charges more options to develop their attack.

“It takes a moment for a long transmission.

In our case, it would be wrong to play like that right away.

First of all, it was necessary to lure Zenit's attack on our half of the field.

If they walked boldly and to the end and did not leave a chance, then it would be possible to play a long pass.

Another reason why we didn't play long from the goal - Zenit's defense got used to this game, their defenders fight well for riding balls, ”the specialist explained.

He added that the next step in improving the game of red and white is building a game structure.

Football players need to understand at what point they need to go forward and at what point they need to hold the ball in order to prepare for a new attack.

Tedesco did not single out one or two key players, emphasizing that each player contributed to the result.

At the same time, he noted goalkeeper Alexander Maksimenko, who made several spectacular saves and deservedly received the title of player of the match.

“Samuel Gigot had a good match, Pavel Maslov played aggressively in defense, especially with long-range passes from Zenit.

In the support zone, Alex Kral and Oston Urunov had an excellent match.

For Auston, it was generally a debut in the starting lineup, I'm glad how he spent it.

In the attack, everyone caught the rhythm, and Zelimkhan Bakayev was replaced, because it was necessary to cling more to the balls after the selection.

Alexander Sobolev showed himself well in this.

Dmitry Markitesov came out for a short time and entered the fight, and Andriy Yeshchenko also had a good match.

Sorry, I forgot: I will single out Maksimenko separately so that tomorrow no one would say that he is a CSKA fan, ”the mentor joked.

In turn, Maksimenko also positively assessed the performance of Spartak, promising that the team will work on itself to win next time.

“I can't choose any one save, all three shots on my goal in the first half were difficult.

In the moment with the goal, Gigot wanted the best, but it turned out as always.

But in no case do we blame him - the game situation.

Then they scored their own ball, no big deal.

In the second half, Zenit sat a little lower, but this is also our merit.

We probably made them play like that.

They added it because they wanted to win.

During the break, we were asked to play more aggressively, ”Maksimenko said on the air of Match Premier.

Striker Ponce became the author of the goal against Zenit.

Kral took an active part in the moment, having bypassed three rivals and demonstrated his dribbling skill.

“I made a pass to Larsson, he returned it back.

When I got the ball, I didn’t know what to do, I just reacted to the actions of the defenders, not really thinking about where I would go next.

It's good that Ponce had a good position and was able to score.

Usually I run the game in midfield, the coach asks me to act lower.

But I felt that I would have a chance ahead, ”the Czech said.

He also confirmed Tedesco's words that the team was not fully satisfied with the result, as it had a chance of winning.

“It was a fight between two teams that want to become champions.

I think it was a good game for both.

There were many moments.

Maksimenko saved us in many of them, but we also shot at the enemy's goal, ”added Kral.

According to defender Ayrton, Tedesco's charges were ready for a difficult game and were set to win.

He expressed hope that the team will not slow down and continue to lead.

“Who is stronger - Spartak or Zenit?

For me, of course, "Spartak".

I will always name our team.

I always want to see her higher, but now we are really strong and are going well.

Alas, we didn’t manage to win at home ”, - quotes Ayrton“ Championship ”.

The general director of Spartak Shamil Gazizov congratulated the club on a good game.

In his opinion, a draw in it is a natural result, but it is noticeable that the team is moving in the right direction.

“I was not nervous, but the match was nervous.

Everything went dynamically, the balance of power is visible.

There is where to move, where to strengthen and what to work on.

Congratulations to all the fans on a good game.

They are great fellows, everything was loud and beautiful, it seemed that more than half of the stadium was occupied, "Sport-Express quotes Gazizov.

In addition, he paid tribute to Tedesco, who is sympathetic to the demands of leadership and tries to involve the youth.

He assured that by the end of the transfer window, the club will acquire new players, but at the same time did not expand on the future head coach.

“Let's live at least until winter.

We all do the same job together, we all sit in the same boat and row in one direction.

It is most important.

I think the game is very good.

You can see how the team is progressing ... This is all an internal kitchen, it is wrong to take it out into the public field.

These things should be done in silence.

I see what a great specialist and person he is.

All his qualities are worthy, ”the functionary explained.

The derby went without serious referee errors, and many were satisfied with the work of the chief referee Pavel Kukuyan.

Gazizov was no exception.

“Recently there have been fewer gross judges' mistakes.

Let's keep our fingers crossed for this.

Once again I want to congratulate the fans on a good game.

Such matches adorn Russian football.

Did you meet with Zenit's general director Alexander Medvedev today?

Just said hello!

The glove is still on me, ”Gazizov joked.

Recall that after moving to Spartak Gazizov admitted that it would be interesting for him to compete with some of his colleagues who are now working at Zenit, “throw a glove at them with the help of Leonid Fedun and Tedesco”.

The owner of the red and white was also pleased with the work of the judges.

“I want to say thank you to the referees who know how to judge when they want.

The refereeing was good, there are absolutely no complaints about the judges, ”Fedun TASS quotes.

"Lost the thread of the game"

In the camp that missed the victory, Zenit were less verbose.

The head coach of the team, Sergei Semak, admitted that he was annoyed with the result, since his team was leading in the long run.

“Naturally, the result upset us.

There were good chances in the first half, they acted better in attack, did not allow the opponent to create chances.

The second was already worse.

It was worth scoring more to play more confidently.

After the Spartak goal, they lost the thread of the game, dropped low and, as a result, conceded, ”Semak said on the air of Match Premier.

The specialist was unhappy with the performance of striker Malcolm, who chalked up only one goal in 11 matches and again did not distinguish himself with effective actions.

“He can and should play better.

His game does not suit him, nor us, nor the fans.

Artyom Dziuba was hit, but played to the end.

I don't think he's got anything serious.

Serdar Azmun was absent from the squad due to injury, ”Semak explained at the post-match press conference.

The author of the goal against Spartak, Alexander Erokhin, agreed with the mentor's words that the team itself is to blame for the missed opportunities.

“Of course, I wanted to win, they were taking the lead.

It was necessary to pressurize, score the second goal, but sat down low and brought themselves the moment.

The match turned out to be difficult, a lot of effort was expended.

Did you feel like it was over when the score was 1: 1?

Hard to tell.

On the one hand, fresh footballers came out, on the other, there was not much time left, ”summed up Erokhin.

In turn, Dziuba congratulated his teammate on the goal scored.

“Good game, good tension!

We go further: together, amicably, as a single team.

The whole struggle is still ahead, ”wrote Dziuba.

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