“Spartacus doesn’t need anyone else.” Bubnov sorted out the transfers of the “red-white”

Abascal in Spartak uses different schemes for building the game. Buying two defenders will greatly help the head coach in the spring part of the championship to fight for the highest places.

Tomas Tavares

Abascal and Tavares already know each other. The coach worked with the Portuguese at Basel. Surely the specialist knows his strengths well. Most likely it was the Spaniard who insisted on this transfer. His arrival will create the necessary competition on the flanks.

Spartak was not embarrassed by a serious knee injury from the Portuguese. In principle, cruciate ligament rupture is treated quite well now, if everything is done correctly. Therefore, it is not worth focusing on it.

Perhaps this circumstance, on the contrary, benefited the Red-Whites. If there are no relapses, then the € 3 million appearing in the press is a great price for a Portuguese youth team player. Small concerns remain only about the final sale, because usually such young players are loaned out if they see potential in them.

Alexis Duarte and Tomas Tavares / Photo: © FC Spartak

Alexis Duarte

The purchase of Alexis Duarte should solidify a troubled position in the center of defense. After Gigot left, no one could fully replace the Frenchman. The arrival of the Paraguayan player will create competition among the young defenders of Spartak and increase the depth of the bench in case of injuries in the spring part of the season.

Despite being young for a centre-back, Alexis boasts a wealth of senior level experience. In any team, it is almost impossible to get a captain’s armband without leadership qualities. And he captained Cerro Porteño and played almost 100 matches. He also has the experience of big victories, which is extremely important.

If everything goes well, the Paraguayan will add reliability to Spartak’s defense, as well as allow you to build a game more variably and better adapt to your opponents. The presence of Chernov and Litvinov will only increase competition in the defensive line.

Alexis Duarte and Tomas Tavares / Photo: © FC Spartak

Composition is fully completed

Now Spartak is not in dire need of players for other positions, where there are enough quality players. Of course, new purchases cannot be ruled out, but the Red-Whites can solve serious problems even in this line-up. The team doesn’t need anyone else at this stage.

In the spring, Spartak has a difficult calendar. It will be difficult to win back the gap from Zenit, but it is, in principle, possible to do so. A big problem could be an away game against a team from St. Petersburg. But by the 26th round, the newcomers should fit into the squad and strengthen the defense. You should not, however, forget about the commands from below. Keeping a place in the top three will be very difficult.