“Working with the thought of being the main character again”

The current season in many ways turns out to be decisive for Denis Cheryshev.

At the age of 31, he first decided to leave his native Spain and was not afraid to move to the Italian Serie B. There is no doubt: if the Russian fails to prove himself in the "Venice", it will be possible to forget about a career at a high European level, given his age and high trauma .

However, the team was in no hurry to immediately throw the newcomer into battle, providing time only in the endings.

In the match with SPAL, he spent 16 minutes on the field, and in the meeting with Pisa - nine.

At the same time, Ivan Yavorchich used attacks from various performers on the left flank: Aaron Connolly, Maximilian Ullmann, Ridgesiano Haps, Nicholas Pierini, and Dennis Johnsen managed to light up there.

That is, it cannot be said that the domestic midfielder has a separate strong competitor who will have to be forced out of the roster.

On the contrary, it was more likely that they signed a contract with Cheryshev in the hope that he would close a problematic position.

It is significant that in the most important away match against Cagliari, which, like the Lagunari, left the elite division in the spring and sets itself the task of returning back, Denis had at his disposal a whole half hour.

And the athlete used this time in full.

As soon as he appeared on the field, he scored a double within three minutes.

The goals turned out to be working.

In both cases, the Russian was in the right position and successfully, like a born scorer, played on finishing moves.

And in the end, the midfielder with a thin cutting pass brought Haps to a rendezvous with the goalkeeper, who set the final score on the scoreboard - 4: 1.

It is difficult to overestimate the importance of a strong-willed victory over a competitor, because Javorcic's wards started the season extremely unsuccessfully.

In the first six rounds, they scored only five points and settled on the 16th line - in the zone of transition meetings for the right to remain in Serie B.

In the debut, the Lagunari defeated only the modest Südtirol, but lost to other favorites - Genoa, Benevento and SPAL.

At the same time, they were content with draws in confrontations with outsiders Cittadella and Pisa.

In the next three rounds, the team will face difficult fights with Bari, Frosinone and Brescia, which are in the top 6 of the table, and this segment will be decisive for it in many ways in terms of fighting for entry into the strongest division.

And in these fights, Cheryshev will certainly be able to count on getting into the base.

In any case, the midfielder's father, Dmitry Cheryshev, stressed that it was important for his son to join the team as soon as possible and appear on the field directly from the first minutes.

“Let's go step by step.

Denis... helped Venice, scored two good goals.

In the episode with the second, he was in the right position, as he knows how, he played on finishing moves.

But we have to go out from the first minutes, it takes more time to adapt to the Italian championship.

This is a different tournament, rhythmic, here they know how to defend very well.

You need to get used to and get used to, ”the RB-Sport coach quotes.

In the meantime, a successful half hour in Cagliari should give him a boost of self-confidence.

Firstly, Denis scored the first double in his career in almost ten years.

And even then, before that, he distinguished himself twice in a match only as part of the Real Madrid farm club Castilla.

Second, he broke a headless streak that had been going on since January.

The last time he hit other people's gates back in the Spanish Cup, when he helped Valencia defeat Cartagena (2: 1).

Finally, the midfielder has nearly reached 60 career goals (47 at club level, 12 with the national team).

Finally, he was only the sixth Russian to score in Serie B after Igor Simutenkov, Igor Kolyvanov, Igor Shalimov, Viktor Budyansky and Andrey Talalaev.

Moreover, only Simutenkov (10) and Kolyvanov (4) differed more than the pupil of Real Madrid.

And no one has scored three points according to the “goal + pass” system for a meeting before him.

“He is the undisputed player in the starting XI of Venice.

According to RT experts speaking in Italy, a successful game with Cagliari demonstrates that Cheryshev is able to gain a foothold in Venice.

So, the aforementioned Kolyvanov, who defended the colors of Foggia and Bologna, believes that a compatriot is able to regain his lost faith in himself.

“I know from myself that when you score, wings grow behind your back.

Moreover, Denis does not play in the last European championship.

He is great.

I can only congratulate him.

Recently, many have been skeptical about him because of the huge number of injuries.

He missed too much time.

God forbid that Italy does without them, and Cheryshev finally got into good shape, ”the coach expressed hope.

In turn, the Belarusian Sergei Gurenko, who was noted in Roma, Parma and Piacenza, explained why the Russian at the start of the season is content with getting into the reserve.

“First of all, Cheryshev needs the trust of a mentor.

If Denis changed the team, then Javorcic is counting on him.

Therefore, the midfielder has everything to open up.

And no one ever doubted his abilities.

For Russia, this is a very qualified performer.

I don't see any problem in the fact that Denis is still starting matches on the bench.

He is slowly being brought to the base.

A person needs to gain optimal conditions.

In my opinion, he is the undisputed player of the starting lineup of Venice,” Gurenko said.

At the same time, both have no doubt that the legionnaire will not need much time to adapt, since he spent his entire career in Europe and knows foreign languages.

“Someone may say out of habit that in Italy football is more closed, but this is more of a prejudice.

The time of catenaccio is long gone, and many local teams show an attacking game, try to act from themselves and create chances.

As for the domestic plan, Italian is very similar to Spanish.

I am sure that Denis already knows a lot of words and has adapted to life in a new country, ”Kolyvanov said.

Gurenko generally agreed with his colleague, but at the same time, based on personal experience, he called Serie B an extremely difficult tournament and explained why it would be difficult for a Russian to play there.

“I remember very well how we met with opponents from there at the training camp.

Matches with them turned out to be more difficult than even confrontations with the giants, since they leveled the difference in class with a lot of wrestling and martial arts.

There is very contact football, and for Cheryshev this is not good.

But the person has already begun to show himself, and, God forbid, everything will work out, ”the specialist emphasized.

The experts also agreed that the midfielder can not only break into the basis of "Venice", but also arouse interest from the elite teams.

For example, Kolyvanov considered the high injury rate the only obstacle for a football player on the way to this.

And Gurenko assured that in Serie A they are closely watching the matches of the second division.

“Therefore, everything will depend only on how the guy goes.

The main thing is that a person is looking for himself and, despite his age, is trying to reach a new level.

He could have accepted an offer from the RPL and made money, but he went to Serie B. True, in my opinion, it is higher than the Russian championship.

I really want Cheryshev to play in Venice, because by the age of 31 he had not been able to reveal his potential, ”summed up the Belarusian.