Slutsky sang Carey's song

The most sensational New Year's greetings in the Russian Premier League (RPL) was the video of Rubin Kazan with the participation of head coach Leonid Slutsky and the team's players.

The first to appear in the video is midfielder Saltmurad Bakaev.

Lying on the carpet - in the style of the protagonist of the movie "The Big Lebowski" - the midfielder turns on the player and puts on the headphones, from which Mariah Carey's song All I Want for Christmas Is You is performed. Slutsky.

Not the most noticeable, but an interesting role in the plot is played by striker Ivan Ignatiev, who is dancing in a Christmas tree costume.

Some Internet users noted that the football player had a good sense of humor.

“Subscribers:“ Why are you including Ignatiev in the vote for the best transfer of the year.

Stop kidding the guy. "

“Rubin”: releases a video where Ignatiev is a tree ”, - wrote a user under the nickname“ Rubin Goods ”.

Midfielder Khvich Kvaratskhelia appears in T-shirts of different clubs that were interested in him, including Krasnodar and Borussia Dortmund, and then changes into Rubin's uniform and puts his hand on the emblem.

The former Rubin player Dmitry Tarasov himself made a congratulation against the background of the Kremlin.

True, he did not appeal to all Russians, but only to the fans.

The midfielder also showed a movement from the clip of his ex-wife Olga Buzova "Little halves".

Another midfielder, Denis Makarov, played in the video by an absentee skirmish with Spartak defender Georgy Dzhikia that took place in September.

Then, after the game with Zenit, the footballer of the Kazan club said that it was Rubin, not Spartak, who could compete for first place in the Russian championship.

Later, Jikia advised his opponent to look at the scoreboard.

In the New Year's video, Makarov neatly puts chocolate medals in a festive box and writes the data of the addressee - G. Dzhikia, FC Spartak.

Clip "Rubin" caused a stormy reaction in Russia and abroad.

So, the English "Hull City", which Slutsky coached in 2017, posted a video on Twitter, signing "Oh, Leonid Slutsky."

Former England player Gary Lineker also reacted in the video.

“Brilliant,” he wrote, adding two laughing emojis.

“I think in my ideal world Leonid Slutsky, Slaven Bilich and Peter Cech will come together to form a Slavic rock band and perform covers of Black Sabbath with Rawbau,” said user Aaryaman Banerji.

CSKA beat Soviet comedies

The capital's army team released a whole New Year's Eve series called "The Irony of the Game, or Happy New Year!"

The commercials are not interconnected in meaning, and each of them has new main characters.

So, in the first edition of Operation Taxi, the main roles - driver and passenger - were played by midfielder Viktor Vasin and forward Fyodor Chalov.

Arriving at the stadium, Chalov turns to his partner: "Thank you for bringing ... Oh, gave a lift, gave a lift, Vit".

Vasin answers him: "Forget it, Fed."

Then Nair Tiknizyan, Vadim Karpov, Arnor Sigurdsson, Adolfo Gaich, Vladislav Torop and Bruno Fuchs get out of the car.

They are greeted by CSKA general director Roman Babaev, club channel editor Katerina Kirilcheva and CSKA school director Oleg Kornaukhov.

The protagonist of the sketch "Home Alone" was the defender Hördur Magnusson.

By chance, the team leaves for a training camp without him, and the player is left alone at the VEB Arena.

Taking advantage of the moment, the Icelander turns on the FIFA game on the stadium screen and scores the ball into the opponent's goal.

And then another one - but in real life and into own gates.

“Oh, Igor, I'm so sorry.

This is our gate, ”says Magnusson ironically.

In the third issue - "Gentlemen of Fortune, or Non-Football Comedy" - five players played at once: Dzagoev, Akhmetov, Mario Fernandez, Fuchs and Gaich.

At the beginning of the video, Alan jogs around the stadium, and Ilzat advises him: “Citizen, don't go there, you go here!

Head snow will fall, again you won't play for three years. "

“Eh, who would say,” his teammate answers.

Later, Fernandez, Fuchs and Gaich appear on the field.

To the counting "One, two, three, four", Russians carry out exercises for foreigners.

The next video was shot based on one of the main Soviet New Year's films "The Irony of Fate, or Enjoy Your Bath!"

Midfielder Nikola Vlašić as Ippolit takes a shower in a fur hat and jacket.

Nadenka (Katerina Kirilcheva) approaches the footballer and asks him to stop washing, threatening to no longer shoot videos with him.

"No offense!

I told you that I am not an actor, ”Vlašić tells her and continues to rub his back with a washcloth.

Many YouTube channel subscribers did not rate the video.

“For some reason they do, but I'm ashamed, I [don't know] what to do about it,” “Kirilcheva, what's the point of humor?

They just ruined a good hat ”,“ M-huh.

Some kind of hat.

There "Rubin" made a really cool video, "they wrote.

The fifth part of the series was a continuation of the second - with Magnusson in the title role.

In the video, an Icelander blows up firecrackers in a saucepan and picks up the gift bags left under the door.

Then he finds himself in the stadium and, raising his hands to the top, yells: "Center-back, Icelander of the Order of O'Dean, red and blue Herdur Magnusson."

Suleimanov plans to marry in 2021

Krasnodar settled on a format in which players in festive green caps answer various questions hidden in an envelope.

So, Magomed-Shapi Suleimanov admitted that in the coming year he wants to win some tournament with Krasnodar, and at the same time - to get married.

Evgeny Markov noticed that on New Year's Eve he dreams of gathering with the whole family at one table.

And experienced Evgeny Gorodov said that he plans to go shopping with his wife and buy gifts for children that could then be collected by the whole family: for example, a Lego constructor or card games.

Everyone knows that as you celebrate the New Year, you will spend it 🎄



And we will add - what goals you set for yourself, you will realize these 💪 Plan #GodByka in advance 🖤💚 pic.twitter.com/ErQ1uoOIPf

- FCKrasnodar (@FCKrasnodar) December 27, 2020

"Zenith" dressed up Arshavin in a boy's suit

The champion of the country and the owner of the Cup and Super Cup "Zenith" in his video thanked the fans for being always there.

“The outgoing year has turned out to be difficult for all of us,” - the video begins with the words of head coach Sergei Semak, holding a Christmas tree in his hands.

Alexander Kerzhakov and Alexander Erokhin remind that in 2020 there were enough joyful moments and the team won three trophies.

The legends of the club also took part in the shooting.

So Konstantin Zyryanov peels tangerines, and Vladislav Radimov "chops" with a knife the ingredients for the New Year's salad.   

“Stay strong and go through trials with honor,” says club legend Andrey Arshavin, dressed in a suit very similar to the one in which he attended a children's matinee at the age of six.

Jikia supported Bakaev

Spartacus starred against the background of a decorated Christmas tree, beautiful boxes with gifts and stylish white sweaters in club colors.

The club's press service decided not to be too original.

The players simply congratulated each other on the holidays.

For example, Nail Umyarov turned to goalkeeper Alexander Maksimenko.

“I wish you all the very best!

More cool saves, and we will try to make sure that you have less work, ”said the midfielder.

The answer was not long in coming: “Nail, I wish you less losing the ball in midfield.

But if you lose it, then there is someone behind you to insure.

Georgy Dzhikia addressed his message to Zelimkhan Bakaev.

“Dear Zelimkhan!

With all my heart I want to wish you more goals in the new year, more assists, so that you are less nervous.

All the best to you!

If anything, I'm always there. "

In turn, defender Ayrton wished his colleague Andrey Yeshchenko to stay in the team as long as possible and continue to help him.

Dynamo faked Spartak

Dynamo released a New Year video with subtext.

So, the reserve goalkeeper Igor Leshchuk in the second verse says the phrase "We will not get tired of repeating ...", which is then picked up by the main guard of the team's gate Anton Shunin: "... that we will go to victories!"

And although the rhyme is observed in the New Year's song, the fans caught the message, since in the original the chant of the blue and white ends with an offensive line in rhyme in relation to the Spartak team.

As conceived by the authors of the script, it should be read between the lines: at the moment Leschuk speaks in the background, Dynamo just scores the ball with red and white.

Dinamo's own failures were treated with irony.

The video begins with the following words: “It was not an acute year.

Pandemic, Tbilisi, Rostov "- there is an obvious hint of the team's departure from the Georgian" Loko "in the qualification of the Europa League and a devastating defeat from the Rostovites in November 2020.

Arsenal saved Santa Claus

Tula "Arsenal" also did not stay away from the trend.

The club has released a series of animated stories: about the benefits of clean tackles in the forest, the importance of correct heading, and the perfect football decoration for Christmas trees.

Another video is dedicated to Santa Claus, who complained of poor health and fainted, falling into the arms of the players.

They called the club doctors: with the help of sports freezing, the elderly wizard was able to "pump out".

“In the past year, the main people of the country were doctors, in spite of fatigue, they fought for our health for days.

On the eve of this bright holiday, we wish all doctors to spend as much time at home with their relatives as possible, and not to get sick, ”says the annotation to the video.