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Cordoba’s agent has found a defender for Spartak
Abascal has been hearing from the new management of the Moscow club for a whole summer that the transfers of central defenders have been stopped. Tottenham’s famous Colombian Davinson Sanchez did not come to Moscow. Brazilian Tormena from Braga moved to Krasnodar. Crvena Zvezda defender Erakovich also declined an invitation to Spartak. Yesterday the Serbian at the “Zenith” defeated the “red and whites” away, playing in the first three central defenders.
Spartak rarely switch to such a scheme. But the mistakes of Jikia, Litvinov and Duarte can lead to a forgotten lineup for the “red and white”. This is the only way Almería newcomer Babić can get his preferred role of left centre-back. As part of the Spanish club, the 195-centimeter Serbian played in this position, because we are talking about a left-handed player. Also left-handed is Spartak captain Jikia, whose contract expires in a year.
If Muscovites plan to play in a 4-3-3 with three left-footed defensive players with Ryabchuk including in the wing, then the Spartak coach is a great original. The right foot can play on the left wing of the field, as the great Maldini has shown. But Paolo worked with both feet, but Babich mostly plays with his left limb. The tactical mystery will be revealed by Srjan’s first games with Spartak, but the secret of his presence in Moscow is easy to reveal right now.
We are talking about the former Red Star defender. And also of the client of the agency that manages the forward Cordoba of Krasnodar and the defender Ramirez, who played for the bulls until this summer. Babich’s rep knows the market RPL. Spartak, of course, overpaid for the 27-year-old Serbian. A year ago, Almeria gave Crvena Zvezda 1.1 million euros for the full acquisition of Babich after the loan, and Muscovites paid 5 million euros for a new sixth squad number.
The newcomer of the “red and whites” is the soccer world champion
Srjan graduated from Vojvodina. And from the name you can guess that the boy has Bosnian roots. Babić was born in Bosnia and Herzegovina. He studied at the Borac school for a long time, then the Central defender was noticed in Serbian clubs. Just a year later, Real Sociedad took the promising boy to the base of Vojvodina. And the reason for the activity of Zakharyan’s new club is the 2015 World Youth Championship.
At the cup in New Zealand, the Serbian team sensationally became the first. Gone to extra time Hungary. Survived Squad Attacks United States of America and won the match on penalties. Then, in two hours, they beat Mali in the semifinals. Brazil was waiting for the decisive match. The strong-willed Serbs beat the favorite in extra time. Babich performed alongside Gajic and Zdelar’s CSKA. He was a partner of Milinkovic-Savic, Sergei became the hero of the tournament.
The Serbs won thanks to solid defensive play. Goalkeeper Predrag Rajkovic saved the team and future CSKA and Spartak Babich played side by side in the final. It’s just that it’s been a whole eight years and many haven’t had a career. Sergei Milinkovich-Savic in Saudi Arabia. Nemanja Maksimovic to Getafe, while Babić did not stay at Real Sociedad. After Crvena Zvezda, the defender played in Portugal for Famalicau.
Then he went to Almeria. In last season’s La Liga, Srdjan’s team finished in 17th place, last line to save. More than the team with the main defender Babich, only two teams were missing, relegated Espanyol and Elche. The achievements of Srdjan’s former team can hardly be called outstanding. In the new season, “Almeria” closes the table in La Liga after two defeats in a row, so Babić’s desire to leave is not surprising.
Babić speaks Spanish and excels in physics
Srjan is fluent in Spanish and this is a trump card for Abascal. The player has been living in cozy cities and now he is moving to a big capital city. He hardly has a wife, Babich does not talk about his personal life. But it’s better if Srjan has a girlfriend safely hidden from the public, because in Moscow single legionnaires are often distracted by football. And Spartak’s newcomer will have to work a lot, because the team’s defense plays terribly.
Babich has a great pass. The Serbian rarely takes risks, but can make a nice long pass. Srjan plays well with his head, which is not surprising given his height. Babich is taller than goalkeepers Selikhov and Maksimenko. A huge, heavy defender who braves the tackle, but rarely earns yellow cards. Babich hasn’t had any serious cancellations yet. Srjan was part of the successful middle class of Famalikau.
But rich Portuguese clubs like Braga didn’t have enough money for him. I had to go to Almeria, a modest Spanish team. The Serbian has completed the task of saving the club from relegation, now it is necessary to prevent Spartak from flying out of the race for the championship in RPL. To be honest, the connection between Jikia and Babich is not glued to the eye. Both play with the ball on the same left half flank. A pair of centre-backs like that would be strange.
Srdjan and Georgy can be beaten by moving left. Perhaps Jikia will remain on the bench, and coach Abascal will try the combinations of Babich and Litvinov, as well as the Serbian and Duarte. Spartak doesn’t care about the legionnaire limit, there are enough Russians at the base even without Jikia. If the new group plays in the center of defense, and also turns out to be good in attack through Babich and the newcomer on the left Ryabchuk, then the line will be updated.
Babich seems to be the calmest of Muscovites’ defenders. He is dangerous at other people’s gates, but after winning the world Cup-2015 more was expected of Srjan at senior level. Babic is only the fifth person on Spartak’s scout list, because there was also an Argentine from Marseille Balerdi. Everyone refused, but Srjan accepted. The grueling search for a central defender has been completed.
