“Sooner or later it ends” – Semak about the unbeaten series of Zenit away from Lokomotiv

The head coach of Zenit Sergey Semak called it a difficult victory over Lokomotiv in the match of the 22nd round of the WORLD RPL.

The meeting at the RZD Arena ended with the victory of the guests with a score of 2:1.

– Did you know that Zenit has not won here for a long time? And you, as a Zenit coach, never at all?

“Of course I knew. I looked at the statistics. Yes, indeed, the matches were difficult here. Either removal, or some other difficulties. Periodically, one of the teams demonstrates a series, but any series ends sooner or later.

The first half was not very sharp in our performance. In the second half, we added in moments, movement, we played it well. It was necessary to maintain a balance, because Pinyaev, Glushenkov, Zhemaletdinov in free space can create chances, Artem clung, dumped a lot. There were many moments when we had to play reliably, when Lokomotiv used long passes, resets, rebounds. We coped, played a good match, the game looked good. A hard, hard-working, well-deserved victory.

– Attempts to play the ball at the gate sometimes lead to goals conceded.

– We did not have the opportunity to work a lot with Robert (Renan), young people make mistakes. We understood this very well. He has great potential, through mistakes he will learn, add, He is a player with good potential. Others are more adapted to our system. The absence of Barrios does not go unnoticed. We are looking for combinations (players) that will be suitable depending on the goals and objectives. We rebuilt during the match, did not always manage after long passes, lost a little. In fast attacks, we played quite reliably in defense.

– Forwards who come on as a substitute score more often.

– Fine, let them come out and score. Mateo did not score for a long time, he scored at the right moment. If we lost points, there would be additional pressure. Now the gap is preserved, which is good. There are no easy matches. Each team has its own tasks. He said that every season the same thing is repeated – at the finish line, each victory is difficult. The match with Lokomotiv, Ural, the same thing will happen next. The guys were ready for resistance, had a good match, – Semak’s words “Match TV” conveys the words.

The team of Sergei Semak scored 54 points and is leading the Russian Championship standings.

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