Maxim Glushenkov / Photo: © Vyacheslav Evdokimov / FC Zenit
Zenit midfielder Maxim Glushenkov said that the team’s players tolerate the load well in the first days of the winter training camp in Qatar.
The Zenit training camp in Qatar runs from January 15 to 26. Sergei Semak’s team takes second place in the MIR RPL standings, gaining 39 points after 18 rounds.
— How was your next day at the training camp?
“We worked well in the morning, and in the evening the coaching staff gave us an emotionally unloading lesson. I really liked it. We laughed and ran around. Everything was great.
— Which exercise did you like the most?
— When the team had to, holding hands, make passes with their heads, and then try to throw it (the ball) into the tank.
– Did it work?
– No (laughs).
— How do you feel about the first days of the training camp in general?
“I feel pretty good because I worked for three or four days before the training camp. Now everything is easier. And so – the loads are good, we also tolerate it well. We will continue in the same spirit.
— What can you say about working with the ball?
“It’s still like we’re on first-name terms with him.” But this is normal after the winter break, when you hardly touch it for a long time. We need to get used to it again.
— Did you succeed in everything you planned during your vacation?
– Yes. We rested for more than a month, everything went very well,” a Match TV correspondent quotes Glushenkov as saying.
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