They waited for appointments that they knew in advance.
Receive 20 million euros for newcomers
Matytsyn, the new head and liver of Spartak’s board of directors, came to visit with a gift. In winter, 15-20 million euros are promised in Abaskal to strengthen the squad. All clubs since last summer RPL spent only 86 million euros, so this is unprecedented generosity. Spartak himself gave Abascal only 3.2 million euros and gave two big ones for Martins, who was found before the Spaniard. They signed Zinkovsky, convinced free agents Mevlya, Balde and the two-faced Rybus. Against the backdrop of summer, the winter budget looks huge.
Rostov spent the same amount in two and a half seasons on the transfer. During this period, Almqvist, Gigovich, Hashimoto, Sow, Terentyev, Tugarev, Kalinin, Utkin, Komlichenko, Shchetinin and Mironov were signed for money. And also many strong free agents, including Poloz himself. Karpin’s team are now second in the standings and Abaskal’s Spartak are in fifth place. The points gap is small, but in terms of money it is huge. “Spartak” has spent from 7 billion a year, “Rostov” just over two.
And on the scoreboard the score is 4: 2 in favor of Karpin. Fedun and his managers did not turn Spartak into a fabulous success, even though the Moscow club is several times richer than many competitors. Sochi himself did not throw indecent figures on transfers, but was second in the standings RPLas a German. They remain ready for combat against the backdrop of losses that Spartak failed to survive. The outflow of those who were at the base of the Muscovites occurred: Zhigot, Larsson, Kral, Ponce and Ayrton left and the losses were not compensated in time.
Less sports director – license
The new owners of Spartak did not humiliate Fedun from the door, appointing the club president in his place, they just chose the group leader on the board of directors. What did the rookie have to say? Matytsyn is a businessman, vice president of Lukoil, so he promised development, a transparent decision-making mechanism and the emergence of a strategy. He says they will think about the revival of Spartak-2. But what was the first thing a person who hadn’t been associated with football turned out to do first?
I have chosen Paul Ashworth as my sporting director, of which there are not the best reviews after working in Kazakhstan. However, the problem isn’t just that in the Ashworth family, Paul’s younger brother is much stronger at football management. Worse, they’ve got a man who recently did with Fedun what Lukoil does with Spartak fans – he promised. Negotiations were held with the sheikhs for the purchase of a part of the “red-white” shares. The deal is now closed for obvious reasons.
The new owners have found no one better than the former manager. Paul could start interfering in the football aspects, pushing Abascal. It’s like Riancho under Carrera, these ligaments are rarely successful. Paul has more experience as a manager than the Spaniard, has the necessary licenses, has worked as an analyst, which means that he has an opinion on the tactics and development strategy of the club. They faced a man with unmet coaching ambitions as a manager and Ashworth, a mentor, often lost.
A step in the style of Lokomotiv, when Rangnik was hired as a consultant and Gisdol was invited as a coach. But the Spartak Englishman was not alongside Ralph in terms of the success of previous projects. The demands of Abascal’s scouts were ignored for an entire summer. The Red-Whites have failed a series of negotiations without new leadership. Now let’s take a look at Ashworth in the case, who didn’t intervene in time and no longer dealt with the transfer tasks that Cattani underwent.
We need not only Samara players
Plundering the Soviets’ wings is a trivial method of strengthening the team RPL. There, not only Yezhov and Gorshkov are in mind. There is midfielder Kovalenko, a player who has grown beyond his years. Dutchman Glenn Bale on the right wing looks good. Pinyaev can play better in attack than Spartak’s Ignatov. However, the issue is not only in talent, but also in the ability to reveal it. Glushenkov was not seen as a striker in Spartak, while young Maxim is doing well with Osinkin, gaining confidence.
The same effect often gives work with Karpin. Those who did not catch on in the previous club, such as Utkin and Komlichenko, flock to him. National reserves will be priority goals for clubs in the coming years RPL, so it is important for Ashworth to study the market around Spartak well. For example, Kalinsky could strengthen the “red-whites”, although it is clear that if they count on the trio Sobolev, Promes and Zinkovsky until Moses returns from the infirmary, Abaskal himself has decided not to run.
Or simply no money? The Spaniards themselves were drawn into free agents and when they had to buy a director for the Greeks for a modest fee, he didn’t bargain. Spartak relinquished the reins of the government in an illiterate way. And although the new owners claim they come from the company, so they will be consistent, don’t flatter yourself. It turned out that two big capitalists took it and withdrew. The soccer team was also donated to an unnamed beneficiary, an entire company.
Matytsyn is telling the truth, but facts are needed
It’s kind of embarrassing that the new prime minister has come in with fan ratings. Destroying the predecessors is not the best strategy. The press and fans in the name of control should be a little skeptical. And here it turned out, as if Lukoil did not know that he was going to buy a club from Fedun. And for some reason, the villain Arnoldovich did not leave a billion euros for transfers. And the executives are to blame for not having time to replace Litvinov, Moses and Martins when they landed in the infirmary.
It was also not specified that Spartak was actually donated. Twenty million euros, in order not to change anything in the club, is certainly not enough. The oil companies need from 120 euros at the current exchange rate for the season so that the “red-whites” remain in the same financial category. It is unclear who is responsible for the financial and earnings blockade? Suspension speech RPL they do not allow new managers to count on large real profits. Fans must believe that the promises will be kept.
While we won’t be surprised by budget cuts, goodbye to high-paying players and a bet on players like Mevlja who were orphaned at the end of the transfer window. Behind the beautiful words there should be thoughtful actions. And fans so far have seen how Abascal lost important players, but was left without a new right flank, a promising defender to replace Gigot, a safety net after Martins’ injury and a playmaker instead of Moses. It will be great if the new leaders surprise.
But let’s see how Ashworth will evaluate Abascal’s technical talent after the matches with Zenit e CSKA. Semak, Jokanovic and Karpin RPL the Spaniard has lost, and not just through personnel losses. You can’t destroy a coach because of his youth, but you can’t throw words out of a song – Abascal is inexperienced. He was fired from Basel, the Swiss were not satisfied with the results. If Ashworth is planning the same trick, in the winter Spartak will start all over again for the hundredth time to the delight of hungry and angry competitors.
