Expert Sportbox.ru – about the main mistakes of the coach of St. Petersburg in the match with “Wings of the Soviets” (0:2).
What prevented “Zenith” today? Yes, “Wings” prevented! However, the Petersburgers themselves were not in the best condition. First of all, Sergey Semak decided to rotate the composition almost completely. Apparently, he gave a rest to those who will play against Dynamo in the next round.
The most important players of “Zenith” did not even get into the application. I mean Douglas Santos, Wilmar Barrios, Malcolm and Wendel. At the same time, in the support zone, Semak released Erokhin and Claudinho – players who do not know how to act in this position at all! The same Claudinho was completely lost. Still: he got used to the space, and here he was hard pressed, he had to think very quickly. As a result, the Brazilian did not show any normal defensive play or sharp passes. And in the end, he left altogether.
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Claudinho and Erokhin outright lost the center of the field to the Wings. Particularly indicative in this respect is the first goal scored by Samarans from the support zone. However, the decision to play three central defenders looks even stranger. Even Samarans played with two! In the second half, Semak removed Arsen Adamov, but this did not help. And why was there such caution in the first place?
There are questions for Semak, but on the other hand, he can be understood. Firstly, he wanted to give practice to Claudinho, who has not yet recovered from his injury. Secondly, to give rest to the base players before an important meeting in the championship. I am sure that the Petersburgers went out with the mindset to win, but there were too many factors against this. Nothing terrible seems to have happened, but the coaching staff will have something to think about.
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As for the “Wings”, they are just great. The speeds offered by Zenit suited them completely, and after the first half it became completely clear that there was no point in being afraid of an opponent. As a result, they added aggression and managed to achieve an important victory. Dmitry Tsypchenko’s game was especially impressive. Osinkin trusted this striker from the very beginning of the season, but then he was forced (apparently under pressure) to put him on the bench due to low performance. However, here Tsypchenko showed himself in all his glory: a goal, an assist and the first yellow card for Claudinho. Hero of the match!
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Former Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos He talked about his interaction with Brazilian striker Vinicius Junior and other representatives of Brazil within the scope of the “royal club”.
“The Brazilians aroused my sympathy even as a child. While playing for Real Madrid, I developed excellent relationships with Vinicius, Casemiro and Militao.
It is very easy to find a common language with these guys: they know how to enjoy life, and their mentality is significantly different from that of the Germans.
Casemiro and Vinicius and I understood each other perfectly on the field and developed a unique football bond with Vini.
We communicated warmly in daily life. I believe that if there is no contact between players off the field, it is extremely difficult to achieve harmony in the game.
I used Vini’s high-speed bursts effectively and he masterfully directed my passes,” AS Kroos reports.
Let’s remember that Kroos defended the jersey of Real Madrid from 2014 to 2024. During this decade the German midfielder won the Champions League five times.
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Atalanta and Inter met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:1.
Marked for guests Martinez (65′).
At the end of the match Atalanta has 22 points, the guests have 36 points.
Atalanta’s next match will be on January 3, 2026 against Roma. Inter will play their next match on 4 January 2026 (the opponent is Bologna).
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The Moscow football club “Spartak” gave permission Theo Bongonde leave the team for free during the winter transfer window. The journalist reported this on his page on the social network Sasha Tavolieri.
The player’s contract with Spartak expires in the summer of 2027.
It should be noted that several foreign clubs are interested in the player and have already sent requests for a free transfer.
Bongonda is 30 years old, joined Spartak in 2023 and played 74 official matches for the club, in which he scored 16 goals and provided 6 assists. The midfielder also played for the Spanish Cadiz and Celta, the Turkish Trabzonspor, the Belgians Genk and Zulte Waregem. As part of Genk in the 2020/21 season, Bongonda became the silver medalist of the Belgian championship and the winner of the national cup.
For the national team of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Bongonda played 34 matches, in which he scored 7 goals and provided 1 assist.
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