Nikita Saltykov and Wilmar Barrios / Photo: © PFC “Wings of the Soviets”
The Sportbox.ru expert noted the importance of ball control and the speed factor.
There is an opinion that there is no point in having the ball if the team does not score. This is partly true, but there are nuances. The team in possession of the ball has a greater chance of creating scoring chances, and it is also a unique form of defense. You can fight back, or you can just control the ball. When you have it, your opponent won’t be able to score. Plus, it also gives you a psychological advantage, and you get more physically tired when you don’t have the ball.
And when the first half ended with zeros on the scoreboard, it could be noted that the teams were equal in terms of scoring chances. Ivan Sergeev could have scored for Zenit, and Nikita Saltykov for Krylia. But due to the fact that Semak’s team had more possession of the ball, it was they who had the advantage. It was not for nothing that Alexander Soldatenkov said that it was difficult for the Samara team to play without the ball.
But, having superiority, the team from St. Petersburg still could not score because they played slowly. Samara managed to rebuild and create a dense defense. True, it was clear that Krylia Sovetov were playing at the limit, and Zenit was able to add speed and apply even more pressure. And so it happened: Semak’s team added momentum, began to break into the opponent’s defense, and scored three goals. By the way, they could have scored the fourth, but Alexander Erokhin failed to score.
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I can say that the restructuring of the game in attack is beneficial for Zenit. Ivan Sergeev and Mateo Cassier are a powerful tandem; they play much more effectively in pairs than individually. For the “Wings” I can note the performance of goalkeeper Bogdan Ovsyannikov, he helped out in this match. In general, the guests acted tactically correctly, but they simply did not have enough physical strength to resist the champion. When the “blue-white-sky blues” added, the Volga residents simply could not maintain the proposed pace. Zenit simply crushed them.
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Pisa and Juventus met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:2.
They scored for the guests Calabrians (73′, own goal), Yildiz (90+2′).
According to the results of the match, Pisa has 11 points, the guests 32 points.
In the next match Pisa will play on January 3, 2026, the opponent will be Genoa. Juventus will play their next match on 3 January 2026 (the opponent is Lecce).
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The scorer of the brace against Chelsea is an Aston Villa player. Ollie Watkins appointed head coach of the team Unai Emery tactical genius. Watkins’ comment is quoted by the BBC in reference to Sky Sports.
The meeting of the 18th round of the English championship between Aston Villa and Chelsea from London ended with a strong victory for the Birmingham team with a score of 2:1.
“He changed tactics because Chelsea played man-marking, but he had an extra central defender when we played long balls. When I came on in the second half, he put Jadon Sancho and Morgan Rodgers on the wing and put Youri Tielemans in the No. 10 position, so we had an extra player. He’s a tactical genius,” Watkins said.
“Amazing victory. For me personally, to go on the pitch and score two goals is a fantastic feeling, but to continue that streak and come here to such a difficult place and beat Chelsea is just incredible,” he added.
Aston Villa, under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Emery, won 11 in a row. The team won 8 matches in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
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The English football club Aston Villa won 11 consecutive victories for the first time since 1914 and repeated the club record for this indicator.
On Saturday, in the away match of the 18th round of the English championship, the Birmingham team beat London’s Chelsea (2:1).
The last time Aston Villa won 11 matches in a row was in 1914. This happened previously in 1897.
Aston Villa under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Unai Emery he achieved 8 victories in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
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