Sochi midfielder Christian Noboa explained the reasons for the defeat from Krasnodar (0:1) in the Winline match of the first round of the RPL Winter Cup, and also admitted that he was glad to return to work with the new Sochi head coach Kurban Berdyev.
The 37-year-old Ecuadorian previously played for Rubin and Rostov under the leadership of Berdyev.
– The first 20-30 minutes it was clear that the team was hard. We couldn’t control the ball, we were late all the time. But the last 15 minutes and the first 10 minutes we played well. I try to be in shape. I know that with Kurban Berdev you must always be a professional, 100 percent ready.
The conversation with Berdyev was already in the first days after the appointment. We discussed how we should work, move. And what kind of football we should show.
My role will be the same as under another coach, as it was in Rubin. We do not look at others, we try to train and play every day as if it were our last.
Berdyev has not changed, he is a good coach, the core of the team. We have worked with him before. We have a relationship as a coach and a player. Everyone knows that we have been working with him since the age of 16. Of course, I was delighted when I found out that he would come. This was a surprise.
I don’t know how long I will play. I would have finished a long time ago, but the coach decides, – Noboa Sport24 reports the words.
Sochi in the second round of the RPL Winter Cup will play with Rostov, Krasnodar with Spartak. The meetings will be held on February 6 and will start at 17:00 and 20:00 respectively. Watch live broadcasts of all games of the tournament on Match TV and MATCH PREMIER TV channels, as well as matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
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.