Former Rubin midfielder Tomasz Cizek spoke about the arrival of Kurban Berdyev and Dmitry Kirichenko to the Sochi coaching staff.

On Friday, Berdyev gave an exclusive interview to Match TV correspondent Murad Latipov, in which, among other things, he said that the option of working in the Sochi club arose three months ago, did not rule out the appearance of an Iranian football player in the team, and called the team’s goal for the rest of the season – to take place in the WORLD RPL is higher than ninth.

– It’s great that Kurban Berdyev returned to Russia. Bekievich has a rare talent for finding strong players. He can see perspective where others can’t see it. In Sochi, a lot will depend on whether Berdyev’s requests for transfers will be fulfilled or not.

I also remember Dima Kirichenko well from FC Moscow. He is a great person. I am glad that Kurban Bekievich and Dima are successfully working together. I want to wish them good luck in Sochi, – quotes the words of Cizek Metaratings.ru.

Berdyev was appointed head coach of Sochi at the end of December 2022. A month before, he left a similar position in the Iranian Traktor. In January, Dmitry Kirichenko, Dmitry Khokhlov and Andrey Matsyura became assistants to the 70-year-old specialist.

Sochi, after 17 rounds with 25 points, is in ninth place in the RPL standings. The Russian football season will resume on February 22 with FONBET Russian Cup matches. On March 3, the WORLD RPL draw will continue. Watch live broadcasts of RPL matches and the Cup of the country on the Match TV federal channel and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.