Former CSKA and Russian national team player Evgeny Aldonin believes that the army club should show a more stable team performance this season.

Vladimir Fedotov’s team takes seventh place in the Russian Championship standings, gaining 13 points in eight matches. On Sunday, CSKA will play away against Rostov in the ninth round of the RPL.

— The transfer window has closed, you can’t buy anyone anymore. And to evaluate summer acquisitions, you need to wait until the end of the season. At the same time, it is possible to talk about the departure of Jesus Medina and Jorge Carrascal only by knowing the details. I didn’t like what was happening with the Colombian on the team. He lost motivation, then his place in the lineup and underperformed. This was visible from the outside. This behavior could not please the management and coaches.

Now it is difficult to say that CSKA is able to compete with Zenit throughout the season, although the last head-to-head meeting with the St. Petersburg team took place quite recently and ended in a fighting draw. But the Russian Championship is long, and this high level of play and martial arts must be shown constantly. Here the “red and blue” need to add stability, specificity, and skill. And we’re not talking about individual players, but about the whole team,” Aldonin told RT.

Watch the live broadcast of the Rostov – CSKA match on the MATCH PREMIER TV channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. Starts at 18:55 Moscow time.