Ex-coach of the Russian national team Ignatiev called Moreno’s appointment to Sochi a “mistake”

Former coach of the Russian national football team Boris Ignatiev called Sochi’s decision to appoint Spaniard Robert Moreno as head coach a mistake.

On Friday, 46-year-old Moreno signed a long-term contract with the Russian club. As head coach, he replaced Alexander Tochilin, who was dismissed on December 3.

– I think this is an erroneous appointment. Firstly, the team is now in last place in the RPL. She needs a mentor who can stir up the players, who knows Russian football. To achieve results and find mutual understanding with football players, you need to speak the same language with them. This applies to both personal one-on-one meetings and group classes. The players’ inner core has broken, and we need to work with it.

He needs to know our football. How can he compete? What can he bring to the team? Something familiar and Spanish? Or will he try to get to know the Russian championship better? – RT quotes Ignatiev.

Previously, Moreno was on the coaching staffs of Roma, Celta and Barcelona. In 2019, he led the Spanish national team, which under his leadership won eight wins in ten matches and qualified for Euro 2020. He also served as head coach of Monaco and Granada.

Sochi, after 18 rounds of the MIR RPL season 2023/24, occupies the last, 16th place in the standings, gaining 11 points.

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