“We thought that Zenit would calmly come out of second place in the playoffs of the Cup of Russia” – Arshavin

Former Zenit football player Andrey Arshavin appreciated the performance of the St. Petersburg team at the group stage of the FONBET Cup of Russia.

Zenit finished third in their group and entered the lower bracket of the playoffs. On February 26, the team will play with Ulyanovsk “Volga”, it became known after the draw, which took place on Saturday.

– Is the new format of the Cup a plus or a minus? Still, more games means more risk of injury.

– I spoke for the group stage – in the situation in which our country is, this was done correctly. But I would not separate the First League from the RPL – on the contrary, in the group I would make two teams from the WORLD RPL and MELBET-First League.

– How would you rate the third place “Zenith”? Probably not what the fans hoped for.

– Of course, we thought that we would calmly leave the first or second place. So let’s find out what the Way of Regions is.

– But now there will be no room for error – and Zenit will no longer relax?

– I don’t understand the formula. I did not know that if you lose in the upper bracket, you can stay. I think Zenit didn’t think about all this. The task of winning the Cup has not been canceled, so Zenit will want to win, but there is no room for error, – Metaratings.ru quotes Arshavin.