“No result, no game”: Gurenko on the failure of Lokomotiv, the problems of the team in defense and unpreparedness for the season

- Lokomotiv in the first five rounds of the RPL scored only three points and did not win a single victory.

In your opinion, what exactly does the team fail to do?

- She is simply not physically ready for the season, so a lot does not work out.

Even if we take the last match against Krylya Sovetov, in the first half the Samara team completely dominated.

But they also faced serious problems and lost a number of leaders in the summer.

The composition has been radically updated, it has enough young players.

But that didn't stop them from playing.

Wards of Igor Osinkin turned out to be corny faster, more mobile than rivals in every episode and martial arts.

Hence a large number of fouls from the Muscovites - they did not have time.

As a result, they managed to avoid defeat and score a point, but Lokomotiv was lucky to some extent.

- Could Josef Zinnbauer and Marvin Komper, in principle, normally prepare the wards, given that the RPL seasons were separated by less than two months?

- All members of the Premier League are in the same conditions: they played the last match on the same day, went on vacation, left it and started active activities.

It would be nice if Lokomotiv, like some, had a roster changed by 90%, but this is not so.

Almost all foreigners, except for Jan Kukhta, also managed to keep, and Alexis Beck-Beck was sold later.

- Maybe Loko will gain its strength through matches?

- It happens that the team is heavily involved in the season.

She runs a lot, but lacks speed-strength qualities, as the mentor overloaded the players.

In this case, sooner or later they will gain momentum.

I immediately remember 2006, when we had a very unsuccessful start under the leadership of Slavoljub Muslin.

Then the railway workers not only flew out of the UEFA Cup, but also scored only one point in the first four rounds of the national championship.

This was followed by a victory over CSKA (3:2), and then we were unstoppable.

Loko went on an 18-match unbeaten streak in the national championship, came out on top and eventually won bronze medals.

Muslin then wanted to shoot back in the spring, but I'm afraid the current situation is fundamentally different.

Only time will tell, but so far everything looks very sad.

You can improve functional readiness even during the season, but you need to understand what mistakes were made in the preparation process.

- Is a coaching resignation able to cheer up the team?

- You can remove Zinnbauer and Compper and invite another specialist, but the leadership will remain.

The development philosophy of the club will not change either.

I would like to understand what is going on in Lokomotiv.

For example, the other day I decided to study the UFL-1 standings, in which the strongest teams in the country under the age of 19 perform.

I thought, where are the railroad workers?

I looked for them from above, and it turns out that they are located there at the tail of the standings.

But this is our future, there are guys who will be at the base in a few years.

Red-green even in youth competitions do not have the right to go in last place.

It is not clear who to ask questions.

It is difficult to understand what is generally happening inside the club, because there is a minimum of information from there.

Previously, Lokomotiv was always in sight in all tournaments.

Yes, and talented youth appeared regularly: Marat Izmailov, Ruslan Pimenov, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov.

These people not only helped the team, but also played for the Russian team.

Now, except for Daniil Khudyakov, there is no one.

Although, if we take the infrastructure, there are much more opportunities today than 20 years ago.

- Did you understand the meaning of Zinnbauer's arrival as head coach, while Compper is still in charge of the process?

It's hard for me to figure out who is responsible for what.

I think this is where the big problem lies.

There are many people in the headquarters, but there is no owner.

That's when Yuri Pavlovich Semin worked, everything was clear to everyone.

And now in Loko there is no one to even ask.

It remains only to shrug.

You turn on football, and the worst thing is that people have no emotions.

- If we talk about the transfer policy, how did you react to the sale of Beka-Bek?

Don't you think that it was with his departure that the railroad workers had difficulties in the support zone?

- I would not say that this year a lot was tied to it.

He, unlike Dmitry Barinov, was not even considered an iron base player.

The Frenchman lost to Nice for €12m plus €2m in bonuses.

I think this is a good and right deal.

He probably wasn't fully motivated anymore.

You can remember the stupid removal in the meeting with Rostov, when Alexis let down his partners.

Things like this don't happen out of the blue.

If Barinov left, it would be a loss.

I can't say the same about Beka-Beka.

— Sometimes there is a feeling that there is not enough motivation for other Loko legionnaires.

Girano Kerk and François Camano did not score a single point in the “goal + pass” system, and the second one also did not convert a penalty in the match against Krylya Sovetov.

- I can't say what is happening inside the team and what kind of relationship has developed between the players, management and headquarters.

But it cannot be ruled out that they, like Beka-Beka, want to leave Russia.

In this case, the club should figure out why foreigners behave this way and do not show their maximum.

We see only the result: no result, no game.

- Can the lack of corporate pressure also be associated with a weak form?

- To press throughout the game, you need to be two heads better physically prepared than your opponents.

If this is not so, there is no question of any pressure.

One or two performers will always fall out, and the pressure will stop working.

This is what we see in Lokomotiv.

Moreover, from the giants, he has so far met only with Zenit, which turned out to be defeated.

Otherwise, the calendar at the start of the red-greens is quite comfortable, but they scored only three points.

- In five rounds the team conceded 12 goals.

In your opinion, did the loss of Lucas Fason become critical for her?

- I would not get hung up on a single player.

The Brazilian is not independently responsible for the defense.

Defending your goal begins with an attack, so you need to consider the problem as a whole.

If a team misses a lot, this allows you to negatively evaluate the game of all those entering the field.

I repeat, let's take the confrontation with the "Wings" as an example.

Their financial resources are much more modest, but Samarans are trained, well prepared and know what they want.

Against the background of the Muscovites, the work of the coach is visible.

Interaction in defense is confidence in a partner, prompting, correct communication on the field.

For example, when trying to play ahead of the game, you should know that you will be backed up from behind.

Therefore, I do not want to reduce everything to Style.

They're chasing the whole team.

A whole group of people drop out.

Therefore, Barinov does not have time anywhere.

Football is a collective sport.

- Do Mark Mampassi and Tin Edvay, who form a duo in the center of defense, correspond to the level of the club?

They make blunders in every round.

- As for the Croat, I ask myself: why did he end up in the RPL?

The man played in the Bundesliga in front of packed stands.

Why did he have to leave?

So he's not that good at all.

He has a lot of jambs, and people see and understand everything perfectly.

But for Barely paid € 4 million. It is not surprising that he is not going to leave Russia.

Such money as in Moscow will not be offered to him anywhere.

- What is the reason for the decline in the game of another leading Loko legionnaire, Wilson Isidore?

Last season, he scored in almost every match, but this time he scored only once.

- I can not say that he fails all the meetings.

For example, in a game with Wings of the Soviets, he earned a penalty.

The Frenchman has good qualities, he just needs to be used correctly.

In addition, you need to understand: the players of the attack line are extremely dependent people.

In the camp of the railway workers there is no such person as Dima Loskov, who could give an accurate transmission at any distance.

— But there is Anton Miranchuk.

“He is not in the best condition.

It seems to me that Anton is sprayed and uses his strengths incorrectly.

At the moment, he is not a link between defense and attack.

Miranchuk sometimes rises too high, then falls to the center line.

He's out of his element, or the staff doesn't understand how to use the midfielder properly.

He is a quality player, but I don't see him as a leader on which the whole game would be built.

Of course, the injured Rifat Zhemaletdinov is also missing in the organization of the attack.

But, I repeat, the problem does not lie in one or two performers.

It happens that a couple of people fall out, but not everyone runs here.

- How do you evaluate the acquisition of Ivan Ignatiev and Marko Rakognats?

Are they able here and now to be useful in the attack?

— While their signing does not justify itself.

It depends only on the beginners themselves how they will show themselves at a distance.

There are only five rounds behind, and it's too early to state their failure.

In addition, we do not know how many trainings Ignatiev spent with the team and in what condition he arrived after the termination of the contract with Rubin.

- Do you have any hope of improving the situation in the future?

- There is time.

To be honest, I expected that the railroad workers, as in 2006, would begin their ascent in the fifth round.

Alas, this did not happen.

The result may be different, but the game raises big questions.

I just want to wish the fans to be patient and continue to support the team.

Cheer up and always hope for the best.