“You can dream of such a debut”: Miranchuk scored an elegant goal in his debut match for Torino

Coach credibility and media attention

The debut of Alexei Miranchuk for Torino turned out to be truly fabulous.

Negotiations to move to a new team on loan dragged on for more than a month, and at some point it seemed that they would lead nowhere.

However, on Thursday, August 11, the parties still managed to agree.

Nevertheless, few expected the appearance of the Russian on the field from the first minutes in the opening match of Serie A with Monza on Saturday.

It was assumed that he would, at best, come out in the end, if the game went well.

However, the head coach Ivan Yurich decided otherwise and immediately included the player who had only a couple of sessions with the team in the base.

However, the specialist immediately emphasized that the midfielder must quickly adapt, since Gian Piero-Gasperini at Atalanta adheres to the same philosophy as him.

Personnel problems also played into Miranchuk's hands.

One of his competitors Demba Shek, who played 77 minutes in the cup game against Palermo, was not included in the application.

And the captain Sasha Lukic, who is also able to close the position of the attacking midfielder, arbitrarily missed the match.

According to media reports, he is not happy that the management refuses to renew the contract with him on improved terms.

At the same time, Yurich could release another eminent newcomer, ex-CSKA football player Nikola Vlašić, but he preferred a Russian to him.

By the way, the attention to Alexei on the eve of the meeting was huge.

For example, his photo appeared on the cover of one of the largest sports newspapers in the country, La Gazzetta dello Sport.

And the domestic athlete fully justified him.

In 45 minutes, he managed to demonstrate that he was ready to become the leader of the team.

Although he rarely received the ball and made only 16 touches - the fewest in Torino in the first half - but he created chances.

For example, with a neat pass, he found Nemanja Radonich, rented from Marseille, in the penalty area, with a shot that the goalkeeper coped with with great difficulty.

It is important that almost every pass of Miranchuk carried a witticism and only a few of the 11 turned out to be inaccurate.

But he took out his partners three times and made four passes in the final third (all accurate).

However, Alexei did not focus only on the attack and did not stop when the ball was lost.

He has two out of three martial arts won and one selection.

And the most important event happened in the 43rd minute.

The Russian skillfully opened up under the discount of Arnaldo Antonio Sanabria, burst into the penalty area and with his left foot in touch rolled a projectile into the far past Michele Di Gregorio.

Immediately after the break, the midfielder gave way to Vlasic.

Without him, the Turintsy distinguished themselves once again.

This time, Sanabria hit the opponent's goal on his own.

Monza, on the other hand, was honored only with a goal of prestige in stoppage time by the referee.

“You can dream of such a debut, because, consider, you spent only three days in the team.

He took part only in some pre-game training.

And immediately go out, and not just go out, but also score.

Very happy about it.

I want to say a huge thank you to everyone who is worried, sincerely supports me.

Very nice.

I don’t want to let you down,” the Russian said in an interview with Nobel Arustamyan.

Joy of the fans and damage to the back of the thigh

Although the outcome of the confrontation with the newcomer of the elite should not be overestimated, Torino fans have the right to be cautiously optimistic.

In the last season of Serie A, the team regularly squandered dangerous moments and was one of the worst in the implementation.

With an expected goals (xG) of 53.75, she scored 46 goals and was about nine points short.

With the appearance in the line of attack of such masters of the last transfer as Miranchuk and Vlasic, things should go smoothly.

Yes, and Sanabria is able to hit the opponents' gates much more often, having high-class assistants, which he demonstrated in the very first round.

The Russian once again proved to be the king of debuts.

As part of Atalanta, he managed to distinguish himself in the very first matches in Serie A, the Italian Cup and the Champions League.

He continued the pleasant tradition in the new team.

The only fly in the ointment for him was an injury.

According to the football player, he felt discomfort in the back of the thigh, which is why he was replaced.

“At the very beginning of the game, I immediately felt it.

Then things got worse.

Let's see, God forbid, nothing serious.

And soon back in service, ”explained the domestic athlete.

And his agent Vadim Shpinev emphasized that with a high degree of probability the midfielder escaped serious damage, and we are talking only about muscle spasm.

“Today the team returned to Turin, tomorrow Miranchuk, if necessary, will undergo certain examinations, it will be clear.

Adaptation to Torino has just begun.

He changed the team and environment.

So far, everything is positive, ”TASS quotes Shpinyov.

“Miranchuk still has the opportunity to move to a top club”

After a goal in the first match, the midfielder received a lot of enthusiastic comments, but his former mentor Yuri Semin, with whom they worked together at Lokomotiv, in an interview with RT, on the contrary, urged not to overestimate this event.

“You should not inflate the hype around Miranchuk's ball.

This is the standard situation.

I don't see anything out of the ordinary in what happened.

Such goals are his bread.

When he immediately bursts into the penalty area in the center and uses his chance.

Still, he rarely differs in long-range strikes.

He made his debut for Torino - well done.

The man did his job.

It remains only to wish him good luck.

Alexey is at the beginning of the journey.

God forbid that in the new team he succeeded.

But a difficult stage in his career awaits him, because the Turints have not shown the best results in recent seasons, ”said the coach.

Moreover, in his opinion, one should not think that the midfielder will now always enter the field from the first minutes.

In a new place, he will have to prove to Yurich his superiority over competitors every time.

“In football, you can’t be sure of anything and there is only today.

Yesterday he got into the base, and, I hope, will not fall out of it in the next round.

And then it will take a lot of work to prove their right to be among the best.

And no one will give him any guarantees in Serie A, ”added Semin.

At the same time, he was not surprised that the new team was not afraid to throw him into battle just a couple of days after signing the lease agreement.

“We don't know all the details.

Maybe they were injured.

But even at Atalanta, Miranchuk productively spent the time he was given.

However, the patience of a football player is not unlimited.

He played very little in Bergamo, and in fact the years are young.

Therefore, now you need to use your chance, ”the specialist emphasized.

At the same time, Semin is sure that if the Russian continues to play at a high level further, he may well receive an offer from a team of a higher level.

“I think Alexei still has the opportunity to move to a top club.

Firstly, everything will depend on how he spends the new season.

Everything here is in his hands.

Secondly, it is very important that Miranchuk has already adapted to Italy.

And we are talking not only about local football, although it is very difficult, but also about the language.

I’m sure he talks calmly, because athletes need communication, ”concluded the coach.