Trust of coaches and the role of leaders: why Golovin and Miranchuk should not change their club registration

Injury-free season and Borussia's interest

For Russian football fans in the current realities, the games of Alexander Golovin and Alexei Miranchuk remain, in fact, the only window to Europe.

In addition to them, Andrey Lunev has established himself in the top 5 leading championships of the Old World, but he almost never gets practice at Bayer.

Midfielders, on the other hand, are constantly on the field, are regularly noted for scoring and are the leaders of their teams.

First of all, this concerns the native of Kaltan, who leads Monaco forward.

The stability of the midfielder is primarily due to the optimal physical condition, because this season for him is the first in France without injuries.

For comparison, last year alone, due to various health problems, he missed a total of nine meetings.

In the current League 1 draw, the Russian did not get into the application only once - due to a bust of yellow cards.

According to the total number of minutes played, he is in the top 5 in the team.

This did not take long to affect performance.

In the French championship, the midfielder has already scored five goals and repeated his best result of the 2019/20 season.

At the same time, he has 15 more rounds ahead of him to set a new personal record.

So far, Golovin is in third place in the team in terms of the number of goals, second only to forwards Bril Embolo (12) and Wissam Ben Yedder (14).

And some of them were really effective.

For example, the ball against Brest was recognized as the most beautiful in January in the national championship.

Then the domestic athlete skillfully beat the opponent and sent the ball into the far corner from outside the penalty area.

And in the last round, he hit the gates of PSG.

At the same time, Alexander regularly assists partners.

He already has seven assists in all competitions.

Only Kayu Enrique (eight) is ahead.

And in terms of the average number of passes under attack per meeting, the Russian footballer is in the lead (1.9).

All this clearly demonstrates how important a role he plays in today's Monaco.

It is not surprising that thanks to his actions, the Monegasques made a leap up the Ligue 1 standings. Since the end of October, they have won eight wins, two draws and a single defeat and returned to the top 3 of the table.

The Russian, on the other hand, did not score points in only three meetings in this segment.

Moreover, Golovin demonstrates such a bright game that other European clubs are interested in him.

In early February, his agent Alexander Klyuev confirmed that Borussia Dortmund was watching the client.

The player himself said that he does not follow such things and intends to bring maximum benefit to his current team.

It’s not a fact that things will eventually come to negotiations, however, if the German team still makes an official offer, the midfielder should carefully weigh everything.

Firstly, by moving to Germany, he will not take a step forward in development.

Although Dortmund regularly try to throw down the gauntlet to Bayern, since 2012 they have not risen above the second position in the Bundesliga.

There is no need to talk about achievements in European competitions either.

Last season, they finished third in the Champions League group and lost to Rangers in the first round of the Europa League play-offs.

Regular sales of leaders do not contribute to progress either.

Last summer, the club sent top scorer Erling Haaland and leading centre-back Manuel Akanji to Manchester City.

In the summer of 2021, Jadon Sancho moved to Manchester United.

In the near future, his talented compatriot Jude Bellingham should be acquired.

Transfers bring a lot of money to the treasury of Borussia, but have a negative impact on its competitiveness.

In addition, despite Dortmund's losses, Golovin will not be guaranteed a place at the base: the position of the attacking midfielder can be closed by captain Marco Reus, Giovanni Reina and Julian Brandt.

On the left in attack, in addition to the latter, the winger of the Netherlands national team Donyell Malen and Karim Adeyemi can play.

In addition, given the philosophy of the club, other things being equal, the coach will bet on a talented young football player who can be sold at a profit, and not on a Russian who turns 27 in May.

Plus, it will be extremely difficult for Alexander to adapt.

He is known as a rather modest, closed person who needs time to grind, especially when it comes to a new country, championship and language.

And if in Monaco, the general director of which is the Russian Oleg Petrov, the midfielder was helped in every possible way to get comfortable and created ideal conditions, then in Germany he will hardly be given such attention.

Probably, the football player will still extend the contract with the Monegasques that expires in the summer of 2024.

According to French media, the parties are negotiating.

And this option looks optimal for the athlete.

He has been playing for the team for almost five years and has played more than 150 matches for it in total - in the current composition he is already the main old-timer.

The midfielder deservedly enjoys the full confidence of the coaching staff and the respect of partners and fans.

And the team this season has a great chance to at least win medals and return to the Champions League.

If Golovin leaves the club, then only in case of interest from the European giants.

But such a development of events seems unlikely so far due to the difficult political situation.

Top clubs are more likely to make a choice in favor of a performer from another country than a Russian.

Regular practice and connection with Vlašić

The same can be said about Alexey Miranchuk, who successfully manifests himself in Torino.

According to Tuttosport, the club intends to buy the rights to the player from Atalanta in the summer and is ready to pay € 12 million for him. It remains only to wish this deal to take place, because in the new place the midfielder received the main thing - practice.

If in Bergamo he was forced to be content with substitutions and wait for the injuries of competitors, then in Turin he regularly appears on the field.

At the same time, he did not have to get used to the new requirements, because Ivan Yurich is a follower of Gian Piero Gasperini and even prefers to operate in a similar arrangement (3-4-2-1 with two attacking midfielders).

Just the place of one of them is occupied by a Russian, and next to him is the ex-CSKA football player Nikola Vlašić.

Not surprisingly, the players not only understand each other well on the field, but quickly became friends.

According to the Croatian, they communicate closely and constantly spend time together in the company of their soul mates.

Good relationships also help in the game.

This season, the players scored a total of 13 points in Serie A according to the "goal + pass" system and with four goals are among the team's top scorers.

Moreover, Miranchuk, like Golovin, cannot do without masterpieces.

For example, in a match with Fiorentina, he sent the ball into the far corner with a beautiful dribble kick and brought victory to Torino.

It is important that the coaching staff is interested in the player.

It is no coincidence that local media report that Jurich personally wants to keep him.

And the mentor himself repeatedly spoke complimentary about the ward.

In January, he admitted that he experienced only positive emotions from the Russian’s game and admired his performance, given the absence of a number of matches at the start of the season due to injury.

It seems that Miranchuk should not look for good from good in the current situation.

A return to Atalanta does not guarantee him a starting position despite the departure of Josip Ilicic.

To replace the experienced midfielder, the Bergamasks bought Jeremy God from Sassuolo for €22 million and Ademola Lukman from Leipzig for €9.2 million. championship of Italy.

Also, the position of the attacking midfielder is able to close Mario Pasalic.

Stronger clubs are unlikely to be interested in the Russian in the near future.

And the point is not even in political considerations, but in the fact that he has not yet demonstrated such a striking game.

For example, it’s hard to imagine now the midfielder at Milan who allegedly followed him a few years ago.

But in Torino, the legionnaire is able to become stronger himself and take the team to a new level.

Juric especially appreciates them with Vlašić, as they have formed a "think tank" in attack and are designed to supply strikers with passes.

It is no coincidence that the Russian and the Croat are the best in Turin in terms of the number of passes under attack (1.6 and 1.9, respectively).

True, the team has certain problems with the implementation of chances this season.

In terms of xG (expected goals), he should have scored 26 goals in Serie A.

In reality, they managed to distinguish themselves only 22 times.

There is a sharp lack of a productive striker: the main striker Arnaldo Antonio Sanabria hit the opponents' gates only four times.

However, if the club finds a goal-scoring player in the summer and retains Aleksey, as well as Vlašić, then Torino may well rise above the current eighth line and compete for getting into the Eurobooks.

And the actions in defense already now inspire optimism.

In the current draw of the national championship, Turintsy conceded 23 goals in 22 meetings.

Only four competitors are better than them in this indicator (Napoli, Roma, Lazio and Juventus).