The Sportbox.ru expert summarizes the results of the matches CSKA – Sochi and Krasnodar – Spartak.
CSKA – Sochi (3: 0)
Vladimir Fedotov has a difficult situation with the squad. However, he must be given his due: the functional readiness of the team is excellent, the game is balanced, the transition from defense to attack is lightning fast. Today, CSKA scored all three goals at speed.
Naturally, the team’s game is largely focused on Jorge Carrascal. He is a leader, he stands out, today he scored a goal + pass. At the same time, I would not say that the Colombian is the sole leader of the army. There are other players in the roster who determine a lot. Of course, first of all, this is Igor Akinfeev, who scored an assist against Sochi – a powerful achievement for any goalkeeper. Yes, and the pass itself turned out to be excellent – across the entire field and exactly in the footsteps of Carrascal. However, Akinfeev helped the team not only in attack. In the first half, he saved CSKA after Georgy Melkadze went one on one.
I will also note the middle line of the army. Kuchaev, Mukhin, Medina – they are all in perfect order. It is revealed on the position of the central defender Baktiyor Zaynutdinov. His qualities – tenacity in the tackle and the first pass – help him a lot. In general, even with a limited selection of personnel, CSKA looks great – and it’s not without reason that they scored 6 points. But the transfer window isn’t over yet…
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As for Sochi, everything is much worse here. Obviously, this season it will not be possible to repeat the success of the last RPL draw. I think the team will be somewhere in the top eight. Such a decline is easily explained: the club lost the coaching staff, the leader of the defense and the top scorer. In addition, Vadim Garanin’s team is very old, and now not everyone is in shape. For example, Christian Noboa clearly has yet to gain condition.
Krasnodar – Spartak (1:4)
Krasnodar’s problems in defense were already visible in the game with Fakel (2:2). There, the “bulls” could easily get four balls, if not for Matvey Safonov. The coaching staff is looking for the perfect combination, but can’t find it yet. Of course, all this rotation is not good for the team.
The defense must be experienced and stable. Krasnodar has too many youngsters. Last season they finished the game calmly, as nothing pressed. But now you need to achieve results – and everything immediately becomes more difficult. It seemed to start well, but after the removal of Alexander Chernikov, Spartak simply tore the opponent to shreds. To be honest, it’s worrying for Krasnodar this season. The team has too little experience. In this regard, it is inferior even to Fakel, which has just risen from the FNL.
Spartak is different. There are prerequisites for the team to progress. With the line-up that we have at the moment, the “red-whites” may well compete for prizes. I’m sure they will perform better than last season. Muscovites have one of the best attacking lines in the RPL – and today they clearly demonstrated this.
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Admittedly, the game today was pretty tough, and it is not surprising that the removal happened in it. Although Moses showed remarkable acting talent in the episode, he was fouled – and rude. Chernikov kicked him and hit him on the neck with his hand.
Another thing is that before that the judge had to remove Alexander Sobolev. On the replay, it is clearly seen that he hit the opponent with his elbow, and for this they show a yellow card. For Sobolev, she would be the second. I think if the VAR considered such episodes, Spartak would have remained in the minority before Krasnodar.
