The management of the Moscow football club Dynamo made the right choice by appointing him as the head coach of the team. Roland Gusev. This opinion was expressed by the honorary president of the Russian Football Federation (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov.
Gusev was appointed manager until the end of the season. Previously, he held the role of head coach following the departure of Valery Karpin from the club, who left his post as coach of the blue and whites on November 17.
“We can only be happy that such an important club for Russian football has made this decision. We can only wish good luck to Rolan Gusev. This is the right choice, as the position of head coach is fundamental in the team’s preparation and performance,” Koloskov said.
“Gusev is already a proven person for the club. He has worked twice as a coach and in terms of results, everything worked out for him. I can congratulate Rolan Gusev and expect further success from him for the Moscow Dynamo football club,” he added.
This season, under the leadership of Gusev, the blue and white reached the semi-finals of the Russian Premier League (RPL)” of the Russian Cup, losing in the return match against Zenit St. Petersburg with a score of 0:1 (the first match was 3:1). In the national championship, Dynamo beat Dynamo Makhachkala (3:0), lost to Akhmat from Grozny (1:2) and drew with the capital’s Spartak (1:1). At the end of last season, Gusev was already Dynamo’s coach after the resignation of Marcel Licka. Then the team led by Gusev achieved three victories and suffered one defeat RPL.
Dynamo is in 10th place in the Russian Premier League table (RPL), scoring 21 points in 18 games.
