Former Lokomotiv and Krylia Sovetov player Taras Burlak believes that the level of many Spartak Moscow players does not correspond to the team’s level of ambition.

On Saturday, Spartak lost at home to Krasnodar (0:3) in the 12th round of the WORLD RPL. Dejan Stankovic’s team is sixth in the standings with 19 points.

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— I was sure that they would play a draw, I expected more from Spartak. Before the game, Krasnodar was the favorite. Musaev overcame the situation that arose when he first joined the team. He established what he wanted, and the team caught its game. Now the team has courage and luck. Of course, the key factor is Cordoba, which is currently at its peak. I think Spartak fans are biting their elbows that he didn’t come to them. Objectively, Krasnodar is now a more coherent team. “Spartak”, as always, started poorly, then – we are champions, we are in the race, and now you can see on Telegram channels that they are unhappy with Stankovic, and Zinkovsky may go for a transfer. “Spartak” has its own style, I don’t even envy its fans.

— Why did Stankovic decide to experiment with the lineup in such an important match?

– It seems to me that Stankovic gives everyone a chance and wants to see everyone before the winter break, which positions to strengthen and with whom he is on the road, and with whom he needs to part. I’m even afraid to imagine what Spartak needs to do to strengthen the team in the winter transfer window. The team’s goal is always to be at least in the top two or three, but they don’t have half the squad. They are out of balance. We saw in the broadcast how Barco freaked out, and this suggests that the player is not happy with everything. Plus the injury of Chernov, who would have helped Spartak today. I don’t understand why they don’t give Prutsev a chance. I was with him in Samara – he is a really high-quality player who gives volume and can connect. It’s hard to say what’s in Stankovic’s head. He probably found himself in a difficult situation after Ferencvaros, it was the number one team. Just like Crvena Zvezda, which was number one in Serbia. He finds himself in a situation where everything needs to be rebuilt, but will they give him time? This is a difficult question. If Spartak is in the top five at the end of the season, it will be good, because Spartak is very unstable. All the points he scores, he scores in matches with outsiders, but in matches with top teams we did not see the whole picture,” Metaratings.ru quotes Burlak as saying.

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