“Fedotov competently rebuilt the scheme at CSKA. Three points are now more important than the quality of the game” – Grishin

Former CSKA midfielder Alexander Grishin believes that Vladimir Fedotov competently leads the Moscow club as head coach.

On Sunday, CSKA beat Paris NN Nizhny Novgorod at home (3:2) in the match of the 14th round of the WORLD RPL. The army team is third in the standings with 24 points.

— CSKA is playing consistently. That year, the team showed that it could compete for the championship with Zenit, winning the Cup and finishing second in the RPL. This season we have had a series of draws, which is why we don’t have enough points. There is a problem – Diveev’s injury, plus Rocha and Moises were out. CSKA coped and is playing good football. Everyone thought that the army team would beat PARI NN more confidently. It’s always hard to win back against such a team; the Nizhny Novgorod team plays defensively.

Fedotov wisely switched to a four-defender formation and added a player to the attack. Three points are now more important than the quality of the game. Football is a fair thing, everyone is in the place they should be. The army team is already in third place. It’s not long before Zenit and Krasnodar, the whole fight is still ahead. In winter, everyone will have new acquisitions. Until winter we need to play calmly and not let our competitors go, so that in the spring we can impose a fight for the championship.

Many blame Fedotov for not recognizing the four-defender formation, and that CSKA lost points because of him. It’s hard to agree with this when there is a result. The army team has not lost for nine rounds. Each coach has his own priorities and chosen tactics. If Fedotov plays like this and gives results, then why not? Fedotov reacts competently and adjusts during the game, releases an extra striker when the situation requires it, Metaratings.ru quotes Grishin.

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• CSKA football player Moises spoke about tactical changes during the victorious match with PARIS NN