"Spartak" plays as it will": Ledyakhov - about the derby "from the knife", the possible resignation of Vanoli and Yazydzhi's scoring instinct

"The match will definitely be boring"

- Both teams are not in the best condition for the derby.

CSKA dropped out of the RPL championship race, and Spartak is in tenth place.

Is it possible to say that not the one who is stronger, but who has fewer problems, will go further?

- If you look at the results of recent meetings, the opponents are really not in perfect shape.

However, this is a cup game, and it has nothing to do with the difficulties that the teams faced in the championship.

There is only one meeting waiting for them, in which everything will be at stake.

The players will tune in to it as the last fight.

Well, the sign speaks for itself.

- Spartak is celebrating its centenary this year, and everyone expects at least one trophy from the team.

This burden of responsibility can have a negative impact on the players?

Believe me, they have long been accustomed to pressure.

In Spartak, players have to deal with him every day.

But the match with the army team is really the last chance for them to finish the season with at least some kind of trophy.

On Wednesday, the red-whites will make every effort to win.

And it's not even about the anniversary of the club.

A real athlete wants to take first place in all the competitions in which he takes part.

And here it remains to take three steps to the Cup itself.

CSKA, by the way, will also be set up for combat for the same reason.

- The last derby within the tournament took place two years ago and ended with the victory of Spartak in extra time - 3:2.

Should we expect such a bright and productive game this time as well?

- The match will definitely come out boring.

CSKA lost points with outsiders and lost the chance to win the championship.

The opponent completely failed in the championship.

Therefore, for both teams, the Cup is the last opportunity to save the season.

The game is guaranteed to be interesting from all points of view.

- Spartak under the leadership of Vanoli has not yet shined.

In eight matches, the team won only three victories.

Information has already appeared in the media about the possible resignation of the Italian in the event of a departure from the Russian Cup.

Do you believe this can happen?

- I don't think it will come to that.

The man has just arrived.

Let him finish at least until the end of the season.

We just got used to the fact that Spartak is constantly stormy, and therefore we demand tough personnel decisions from the management.

Conclusions should be done in May.

I am sure that even in the event of a defeat by CSKA, the Italian will remain at his post.

- What did the new coach bring to the team's game?

One gets the impression that castling did not help much.

— I agree with you.

Almost nothing has changed.

Spartak plays as it will, in the actions of the team there is no clear line, thought.

Red and white look chaotic, and you can expect anything from them.

Today they beat Dynamo, and tomorrow they are inferior to the bloodless Krasnodar.

So in the derby, they can both disappoint and pleasantly surprise.

Unfortunately, the team taught the fans that they act with differences.

“Much will be decided in the support zone”

- In the last two matches, Vanoli used a scheme with two overall strikers - Shamar Nicholson and Alexander Sobolev.

In your opinion, will they enter the derby from the first minutes or is it designed for opponents closing in a low block?

Rather, he decided to just try it out.

Why not release a duo of forwards against CSKA?

In my opinion, they looked good and put pressure on the opponent's defenders, including in the second half of the game against Rubin.

I would not even rule out the option in which the headquarters will focus on the attack and abandon the unchanged three of central defenders, leaving behind Samuel Zhigot and Georgy Jikia.

This will just allow you to use two attackers.

In any case, we can assume anything, and only head coaches have a real picture before their eyes.

- In the last match, Victor Moses and Nail Umyarov received muscle injuries.

Does this indicate not the best physical readiness of the performers?

Perhaps Vanoli overloaded them at the winter training camp.

“I don’t think it’s a matter of some mistakes in preparation.

Moreover, it is possible that it was simply decided not to risk the health of Moses and Umyarov.

In this case, we can see them in the derby from the first minutes.

And the causes of muscle damage can be different.

Some football players are genetically predisposed to this kind of injury.

What kind of fatigue can we talk about if the team worked systematically in the winter and should not get tired yet?

Behind this year there are only eight matches, and she was expelled from the Europa League.

- The participation of Quincy Promes is also questionable.

How critical will his absence be for Spartak?

This season, he no longer plays the same role as before.

- Indeed, the second coming is not so bright, therefore, even if the midfielder does not enter the field, the tragedy will not happen.

But still, this is a performer of a very high level, who is able to decide the fate of any confrontation.

There are few great players in the RPL, and Promes has qualities that can play a decisive role in a derby.

In the last two meetings of the RPL, Mikhail Ignatov took his position, but I'm not sure that he will keep his place at the base.

Vanoli just didn't have a choice.

So far, young guys do not demonstrate the football that is expected of them.

- In the previous derby, which took place at the end of February, CSKA's technical legionnaires easily passed the middle of the field and organized fast attacks.

How does Vanoli solve this problem?

- After the resumption of the season, everyone admired the newcomers of the army, but in the last three matches they frankly wilted.

It is difficult to say in what condition they will approach the derby.

In any case, the confrontation will be interesting.

Much will depend on who wins in the support zone.

And in this regard, it is not surprising that Christopher Martins remained on the bench for the game with Rubin.

I think the coaches decided to save the Luxembourger.

And Roman Zobnin should make him a couple in the match with CSKA.

Vanoli continues to search for the perfect combination of central midfielders, but the rookie has yet to show impressive performance.

- In the match with Rubin, the company of Jikia and Zhigo in the center of defense was Nikita Chernov.

Do you think he is stronger than Maximilian Kofrier?

- Frankly speaking, both do not correspond to the level of Spartak, although Chernov played very little.

If the red-and-whites keep the previous scheme, I think it will be Nikita who will enter the field from the first minutes.

Why not?

Since a football player has been acquired, it means that they are counting on him.

“I do not rule out that the teams will mirror each other’s schemes”

- CSKA won six matches in a row in the RPL, but then failed to defeat the outsiders: Khimki, Ural and Ufa.

Such misfires can be explained by psychology, or did the red and blue under Alexei Berezutsky never learn how to break into layered defense?

— I think it's all in the complex.

After a wonderful resumption of the season, too many praises were sung to the team.

Legionnaires who joined the army in the winter were praised from all sides.

And it was for what.

They really showed good football.

Then, apparently, there was a decline.

Otherwise, it is difficult to explain why they looked so indistinct in games with outsiders.

- In your opinion, what is the reason for the decline?

- We must not forget that the opponents from the bottom half of the standings are gearing up for games with CSKA as the last fight and trying to defend themselves with a low block.

Red-blue constantly have to come up with something in attack.

And in order to crack a rich line of defense, you need players with certain qualities.

They just appeared, but stability is not enough.

Foreigners just need time.

- In this regard, can Spartak also play second number?

- They can try to act in this vein, but everything will depend on Vanoli and how he sees the game plan.

The Italian is able to both rely on defense and positional attack.

It is very important whether he manages to surprise his opponent.

- The rise of CSKA turned out to be associated exclusively with the arrival of newcomers, or did the Berezutsky brothers also make the right adjustments to the team's game?

- Their merit is high, but a competent transfer campaign played a much greater role.

Look how great Yusuf Yazici fit into the team.

The Turk scores in almost every match, but in the first part of the season, the army team just lacked a productive striker.

Somewhere he is frankly lucky, because even the most obvious moments are realized.

With the rest of the recruits, the breeders also hit the mark.

As for the work of the Berezutskys, I can’t say that they made fundamental changes in the actions of the wards.

- In recent matches, CSKA has a serious problem - regular failures in the support zone.

Obviously, Jean-Philippe Gbamin alone could not cope with the destruction.

In the game with Ufa, Maxim Mukhin helped him.

Will we also see a couple of defensive midfielders on Wednesday to eliminate risks?

- The Ivorian will definitely get into the base, but it's hard to say who will make him a couple.

But it is possible that it will be Mukhin.

With such a duet, Berezutsky will not have to worry about the center of the field.

But a lot depends on what condition they are in.

Both coaches in the derby will try to saturate the support zone as much as possible.

This is the key point.

I do not rule out that they even mirror each other's schemes.

- Yazici scores in almost every match, however, one gets the impression that he is more comfortable playing in the pull.

At the same time, powerful Anton Zabolotny returned to action, scoring the only goal in the derby in the first round of the RPL.

Wouldn't it be more useful?

- The Turk often sinks into the depths to play the ball, but I don’t see a problem in this.

He is a high-class performer with a well-developed scoring instinct.

He is a skilled striker with virtually no weaknesses and should not lose his place in the starting line-up.

But in the person of Zabolotny, the Berezutskys got a joker.

If the game does not develop according to their scenario, Anton will come on as a substitute and put serious pressure on the defenders.

In such a situation, the red-blues can also switch to a scheme with two attackers.

- The left flank of CSKA's defense is still forced to close the nominal midfielder Ivan Oblyakov.

Will this zone become problematic given the presence of the technical Zelimkhan Bakaev and fast Daniil Khlusevich on the right of the red-whites.

“I don't want to draw attention to it.

Oblyakov has been acting on the edge of defense for a long time and, in my opinion, copes with his duties.

Bakaev will not be tied to one zone.

We will see him both on the left flank and on the right.

Khlusevich, when he enters the field, looks good, but he is still a young guy.

Therefore, I believe that if Ivan plays at his level, everything will be fine.

- Misfires with outsiders and a missed chance to compete for gold in the RPL will affect the mood of CSKA in the derby?

- I'm sure the army team will be eager to prove that the latest failures are nothing more than an unfortunate misunderstanding.

But, I repeat, this is a cup match and another tournament.

Believe me, on the field, the players will not remember who they gave points to in the last rounds of the RPL.

In fact, we are waiting for a hidden ending.

- Under Berezutsky, the army team beat Spartak twice this season.

Can it give them confidence?

- Not.

There is no need to talk about any complex.

Obviously no one will start thinking about an unsuccessful series.

Footballers will take to the field and will play "from the knife".