The “army men” have been experimenting.
Carrascala remained on the bench
Medina also played poorly against Sochi, but Jorge remained on the bench. Chalov took the place of the left forward, but at the same time actively moved to the penalty area. It is more convenient for the right foot to cut a corner from the left wing, the coach’s choice CSKA logical. But Zabolotny’s exit to the base always raises questions. Until today, Anton has never played from the first minutes RPL and the Cup in the new season, but the substitution worked.
On the day of the blizzard, Zabolotny met a team that played well against Smolov. But the defense of the “Wings of the Soviets” did not count the permutations CSKA. Zabolotny went to the flank, and Chalov fled to the center. Medina pulled the player towards himself, and Oblyakov appeared in front of the opponent’s penalty area. The familiar 3-4-2-1 was in need of a refresh after three defeats CSKA v RPL to contract. It turned out that Zabolotny was needed.
Oblyakov’s exit strengthened the flank
No one argues that the ideal position for Ivan is “ten”. But the pattern CSKA different, and personnel problems force the midfielder to become a left fullback. Moises went to the center of defense and the wings of the Soviets planned to capture Oblyakov in defense. Bale and Rasskazov appeared on the right edge. Osinkin’s idea did not work out. There were innings, but Oblyakov’s moves to center carried CSKA more useful than an attempt by the Wings of the Soviets to double the flank.
I was surprised that Wings of the Soviets played so predictably. They woke up at the beginning of the second half with a score of 3:0 in favor of the opponent, but did not have enough strength for an early goal to return the specter of intrigue to the stadium, which left with a mark of a full house. But Oblyakov is the liveliest of all alive, his activity helped put pressure on Kostanza and Kovalenko. Krylia Sovetov’s midfielders lost in this match, but Fedotov’s ideas worked out.
Guests have had no problems CSKA
“CSKA” was too easy before the break. And then “Wings of the Soviets” tried to pick up the ball, but there was only one good moment at Akinfeev’s gate. Igor did it, he’s naturally been on the list of the best goalkeepers in the world for thirty years. Now let’s see how Osinkin will rebuild the game in the cup semi-finals. We assume the transition to “4-3-2-1”. The guests did not receive attacks in the center, but Chalov, Medina, Oblyakov and Zabolotny missed.
At the same time, Mendez and Zdelar traditionally don’t play very strong without the ball. One of the best approaches of the visitors with a shot at the post occurred after moving from the right side to the center. But if your defense leaves defender Willian in the goal area, you’re in for a 4-0 defeat, not a comeback after the break. CSKA landed six accurate blows, while Wings of the Soviets landed one well-aimed blow, and this is Akinfeev’s very clear save.
Fedotov came up with a lot of chips
Without Diveev and Zainutdinov the defense is weaker. Without Oblyakov in attack with his grit and Carrascal in form, the attack suffers. And the right flank attacks better – Gajic gave an assist to Willian and created two more chances than he defended. Moises, according to the situation in the near future, may move to his preferred left flank, Gayich will sink a little lower. Then CSKA from time to time there will be a transition to “4-2-3-1”.
We also tested the combination of Zabolotny and Chalov together. Although for this the third in attack should not be Medina, but Carrascal or Oblyakov in the position of “ten”. Fedotov’s fears for the future could be related to the work of the laterals without the ball, because Oblyakov is no better in defense than Moises, and with the ability of central midfielders to sit in deep defense. But today is the perfect match for the coach CSKA in terms of implementation of the original plan. Zabolotny’s exit fully justified itself.
“CSKA” is preparing for “Zenith”
TO CSKA there was a terrible stretch, separated by a winter break. total in RPL they have won one of their last seven games so far. Moreover, points were taken from them not only by Berdyev, Jokanovich and Abaskal, but also by Pari NN and Orenburg. Perhaps, in part, Fedotov was unlucky with the calendar, difficult rivals gathered. But further on CSKA a cup match with angry and trained to defeat “Wings of the Soviets” – some of the coach’s chips will not work out a second time, Osinkin made atypical mistakes today and a match against Zenit.
“CSKA” played well in St. Petersburg in the first round without the ball. The number of chances for the champions did not translate into quality and Chalov scored with a single well-aimed strike CSKA for the entire fight. But “Zenith” pressed and waited for the victorious blow from Mantua. But just six months later, Semak has no Lovren, so Kerzhakov’s defense can upset him. And the goalkeeper himself is not without sin, as the duel against Khimki showed. For Fedotov, it is important not only to lose against Zenit with dignity, but to take points from St. Petersburg, otherwise there is no question of getting out of the crisis.
It is also worth going through the “Wings of the Soviets” to dream of the Trail’s ending RPL against “Spartak” or “Ural” from two matches. In a week against Zenit we will evaluate the physical condition of the “soldiers”, their work off the ball and the effectiveness of the attack, when in the foreign defense there are players of a higher class than those of Samara. Fedotov is happy that he canceled a difficult series, but we remember the first match against Krasnodar. CSKA he also looked perky, which didn’t stop him from losing to the “bulls” on the street and getting a slap in the face from Berdyev.
TO CSKA there are fantastic players and today the character was born. The defeat of the Wings of the Soviets showed that it was almost always tactics. Fedotov created Zabolotny for football, which he hadn’t shown for a long time. Anton scored RPL for the first time since December 2021. CSKA won at home in the league at the fourth attempt.
