RPL outsider collects decommissioned heroes of the Russian national team. Will it work?

Moscow “Torpedo” for the winter break in the championship of Russia was in a difficult position. The last line in the standings and seven points behind the zone of transitional matches did not allow fans of the team to look to the future with great optimism. It seemed that only a miracle could help Andrey Talalaev’s team in a difficult situation.

Whether it will be possible to create the impossible is not yet clear. However, it is already becoming clear who, according to the idea of ​​u200bu200bthe leadership of the car factory, will have to work wonders on the field. Apparently, a powerful company of yesterday’s heroes is gathering at Luzhniki.

Will the stars of the World Cup be able to pull Torpedo out of the crisis?

Reanimate Attack

Torpedo Moscow did not play well in the first part of the 2022/23 season in the Russian Football Championship. After 17 rounds, the team has only one victory, six points and seven goals scored with 30 missed. No one has demonstrated the worst performance in the Premier League, which means that steps to strengthen the attack become vital.

To eliminate problems with performance, it would be possible to look for goalscoring players among legionnaires, hoping that there would be no problems with adaptation. As an alternative, give a chance to hungry for big victories strikers who have already proven themselves in the lower divisions of Russian football. It seems that Torpedo chose the third option and are going to bet on yesterday’s heroes.

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Among the transitions that have taken place, one can already note the signing of 32-year-old winger Ilya Kukharchuk, who won the Russian championship in 2009 as part of Rubin. The main goal of the transfer period is another former champion.

The rumor about the transition of the former captain of the Russian national team Artyom Dzyuba to the capital team has not yet been converted into an official deal. But, judging by indirect signs, the parties are close to signing the agreement. The striker does not seem to have an excess of options in the RPL and abroad. And if there is a chance to continue a career at a high level, then why not take advantage of it? Information has already appeared in the media about the readiness of the 34-year-old striker to take a pay cut. “Torpedo” also in the current situation can hardly turn up his nose, having a real opportunity to sign the best scorer of the national team.

The first half of the season, which Artyom spent in Turkey, turned out to be blurry for the forward. Twice the winner of the scorer races in the RPL, in new conditions for himself, managed to score only one goal. However, among the existing players, Torpedo has not yet scored more than one goal in this Premier League draw. There is a chance that in the much more familiar conditions of Russian football, Dzyuba will be able to revive both his goalscoring talent and the attack of the new team.

Hope for a miracle

Not only Dzyuba, if we talk about yesterday’s heroes, can strengthen the composition of the “black and white”. According to Sport24, Denis Cheryshev, the top scorer of the national team at the 2018 World Cup, is considered among the possible newcomers. The Venezia player is injury prone and signing him is always a risk for any team. But he still differs scoring flair and can make the result. This season in Serie B, without having an excess of playing practice, the 32-year-old winger still found an opportunity to score three goals.

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The simultaneous appearance of Dzyuba and Cheryshev in the “Torpedo” in certain scenarios can turn an outsider’s attack into a formidable force. This couple at the home World Cup jointly built goals against Saudi Arabia and Croatia. And in general, these footballers together scored seven goals of the team out of 11 in the tournament.

Another hero of the Russian national team from the team of Stanislav Cherchesov is already in Torpedo. True, we are talking about a defensive player. Ilya Kutepov at the home world championship worked great together with Sergei Ignashevich, and even once noted in the attack: he assisted Dziuba in the game against Egypt.

At first glance, it may seem that a bet on decommissioned older players who do not have worthy alternative offers is obviously losing. But do not forget that the former leaders of the team are still full of ambition and desire to prove their worth, at least in the struggle for survival.

Considering that the Moscow club still does not have the opportunity to scatter money, the chosen strategy may be the only right one in a crisis situation. There is a chance that at Luzhniki, at a stadium that is strongly associated with the success of the national team at the 2018 World Cup, the heroes of the home World Cup will help create a miracle.