The Champions League lost at home, Semak disappointed.
Doorman
Igor Akinfeev (CSKA)
A veteran’s decline usually coincides with a crisis on the defensive line. CSKA, but that doesn’t make things easier for the team. Igor wasn’t tall enough to get the ball out after Mironov’s crazy shot, even though he was close. Why did the goalkeeper go off the line in vain and make a mistake again? For dessert, the veteran yelled at defenders before the ball crossed the tape for the third time. The famous goalkeeper made a mistake in the wild shootout of Rostov and CSKA.
Defenders
Ivan Miladinovic (Sochi)
Tochilin took the defender off the pitch at the start of the second half, but Ivan had already helped the opponent inflict irreparable damage. Miladinovic did not catch young Saltykov, the Krylia Sovetov player scored in the fourth minute of the match. Then Ivan broke loose against someone else’s goal and did not have time to block Rakhmanovich, who scored the second and winning goal against Sochi.
Sasha Zdelar (CSKA)
Zdelar unsuccessfully changed positions in the match against Rostov. But since Fedotov needed an experienced Serbian in the center of defense, let’s evaluate his play as a defender. Sasha failed the match against Rostov. CSKA It was fortunate that Karpin’s team also had a sieve defense, but the Serbian missed Golenkov and did not meet the rest of his opponents any better.
Maxim Mukhin (CSKA)
Nababkin goes to the bench, Moises is injured, Roshm is disqualified. “Rostov” received a defense CSKA with Zdelar, Mukhin and Agapov. The entire trio played poorly, but it was Maxim who made several errors that forced Akinfeev to work or make mistakes. The defensive midfielder also did better in attack.
Mikhail Sivakov (Orenburg)
Orenburg’s defense played terribly. Even before Paris NN’s first goal there were many stupid mistakes, incomprehensible changes and strange actions of all defenders. But Sivakov stood out separately, giving Paris NN their third goal when he found himself confused near his own goal. In other scoring episodes, the 35-year-old Belarusian did not play any better.
Midfielders
Vilmar Barrios (Zenit)
The Colombian gives Barinov a double chance. Then it was lucky that the shots were blocked by the defenders. But where was Barrios? Zenit played badly without the ball. Glushenkov managed to equalize the score, and at the end of the match two players of the champions scored. Barrios did not get his bearings after the throw-in and allowed Glushenkov himself to develop the winning attack.
Wendel (Zenit)
How many chances did Wendel create in the match against Lokomotiv? Zero. How many shots on goal did you take? Zero. How many interceptions did you make? That’s right, even zero. The Railwaymen waited until the Zenit midfielders got tired and went on the active attack in the second half. Wendel and Barrios deservedly lost to Lokomotiv.
Anton Miranchuk (Lokomotiv)
Compare the game of Glushenkov – a goal plus a pass for Zenit – and the actions of Miranchuk, replaced by Maxim. Disappointed Anton is not ready to lead his young comrades Tiknizyan and Pinyaev. He doesn’t connect the lines. Dzyuba did not receive perfect passes in attack, and this is also Miranchuk’s fault. The substitution was timely, with Anton the team played in the minority.
Forward
Quincy Promes (Spartak)
A rare guest in this lineup. Promes played actively against Dynamo, but the attacker is judged by his execution. He shot wide and ultimately failed to take advantage of two magnificent opportunities. Imagine Abascal’s face if Dynamo goalkeeper Shunin had equalized the score. The Dutchman lacks concentration, as if he were playing on a machine. Worried about the courts and prison?
Fedor Smolov (Dinamo)
When there is no dribbling and speed, it is difficult to show beautiful football in attack, regardless of the position. Fedor was in goal with Selikhov and Maksimenko in the derby, but both Spartak goalkeepers left the field without conceding a goal. After the match Licka overcame the Dinamo attackers, the Czech coach believes that it was Smolov and Tyukavin who let him down.
Wilson Isidoro (Zenit)
Out of habit I played for Lokomotiv. Sergeev, who appeared as a substitute, stepped up the game, but Izidor made a shot in 66 minutes on the field, but missed the target. The French striker didn’t create chances, he didn’t stand back to drag his opponents along, he didn’t enjoy dribbling, he played in the background and didn’t help Zenit with high pressing.
Head coach
Sergej Semak (Zenit)
Zenit’s opponents are strange, as they don’t lose after conceding a goal. There are advantages in Semak’s “3-5-2” scheme, but in attack there is not the usual rhythm in St. Petersburg. The distances between the lines have become greater, Barrios plays poorly in defense. Sergei Bogdanovich does not know how to reconstruct Zenit’s game during the match, relying on model moves, such as Sergeev’s entry as a substitute. Semak first beat Galaktionov and then completely lost to his colleague from Lokomotiv.
Referee error on the lap. Ivanov and the penalty in Samara
In this round the main complaints are about the yellow cards that should have been shown. But there is another glaring blemish. At the end of the match between Krylya Sovetov and Sochi, referee Ivanov pointed to the spot after the goalkeeper and attacker fought for the ball. Ovsyannikov worked cleanly, but the Samara goalkeeper crashed into his opponent due to inertia. It’s not a penalty, but the referees didn’t protect Ivanov’s colleague with replays. It’s good that the mistake didn’t cost Krylia Sovetov points, who won 2:1.
Rudeness of the week. Dziuba’s answer on Semak
Before the match between Zenit and Lokomotiv, the managers of the St. Petersburg club defended Dzyuba. They say that last time Artyom did not shake Semak’s hand because he was tired and allegedly did not see the coach. This is not true, the Lokomotiv striker looked at the coach and his outstretched hand, but he turned and went forward. Now Dziuba’s team defeated Zenit, and after the match the striker was asked if he had made peace with Semak. Artyom cynically asked in response: “Who is this?” A very bad act.
