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“Zenit is no longer the main contender for the RPL championship, but only one of them” – Tarkhanov
Sergey Semak / Photo: © FC Zenit
Russian coach Alexander Tarkhanov does not consider Zenit St. Petersburg the main contender for victory in the current season of the WORLD Russian Premier League (RPL).
On Saturday, Zenit lost to Orenburg with a score of 1:3 in the away match of the 10th round of the Russian Championship. Sergei Semak’s team is fourth in the standings with 17 points.
— I can’t say that Zenit is in crisis, but something isn’t working out yet. Malcolm left, and immediately difficulties arose. And there are problems in defense if the team constantly concedes goals.
I think that now Zenit is no longer the main contender for the championship, but only one of them. The St. Petersburg team has already lost three times and is currently four points behind the leading Krasnodar. And if the Krasnodar team wins against Rubin, they will lead by seven points. This is not such a big difference, but it will be more difficult to win it back,” Vprognoze.ru quotes Tarkhanov.
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