“Orenburg” failed to cope with Promes and the company.

The Spanish manager of Spartak has decided to make fun of the club owner and his wife – he said complaints about referees are a waste of time. But as a child I had seen enough of the wild mistakes of Spanish referees in La Liga. Now he has done it intelligently. “It is important to progress and grow”, an appeal to the team of him and at the same time as the arbitrators.

Given that after a big defeat in the Super Cup and a draw with Akhmat, Abaskal scored six points, winning 8: 2 overall, it is already possible to compare start and continuation, noting the difference. Also, Spartak will play against Ural and Sochi in the coming weeks, so we can continue the streak. But don’t forget where you started from.

Zenit – Spartak – 4: 0

Spartak squads (4-4-2): Selikhov – Khlusevich, Chernov, Jikia, Rybus – Umyarov, Denisov, Zobnin, Ignatov – Sobolev, Promes.

As Tedesco believed in 3-5-2, so Abascal believed in 4-4-2. I used a “rhombus”, I put Ignatov as a director. And even if he will later make a number of replacements, the original plan remains in general terms. Chernov is a partner of the team’s only reliable defender – Jikia, they trusted Zobnin, despite the difficult last season. Sobolev goes to base and Nicholson can replace him. At first, Spartak didn’t look terrible, but Sergeyev’s goal broke everything. Stupid mistakes – in three out of four cases, they led to defeat. Abascal didn’t overturn the game with substitutions, but when the score is 3-0 in the 46th minute, it’s hard to shrink. Having played the trophy, Guillermo started with an ice shower. True, against an opponent who it hurts to all clubs in Moscow.

Akhmat – Spartak – 1: 1

Spartak squads (4-3-3): Selikhov – Khlusevich, Chernov, Jikia, Rybus – Denisov, Umyarov, Zobnin – Promes, Nicholson, Zinkovsky.

The Spaniard studied the mistakes of the first game, used a scheme suitable for Zinkovsky and Promes at the same time and even more suitable for Nicholson. The Jamaican sees his comrades, but doesn’t work as deep as Sobolev. In Grozny, Abaskal doubted Umyarov without a safety net in the support zone. And the match was spoiled for the guests by the removal of former Akhmat footballer Rybus. The Pole has created a new team, even if the Muscovites worked well after the break in the minority and Moses’ miraculous goal determined his new role: the “tens”.

Krasnodar – Spartak – 1: 4

The Spartak squad (3-5-2 and 4-4-2): Selikhov – Chernov, Jikia, Khlusevich – Denisov, Mozes, Martins, Litvinov, Zobnin – Sobolev, Promes.

Sobolev should have been removed, in Krasnodar the Spartak Spanish manager risked losing more points. Guillermo has entered Denisov either as a right side in the 3-5-2 module, or as a right-back in the classic with a diamond. Moses played as an attacking midfielder on the right half. And the key was the role of Zobnin, a left midfielder with broad powers. Roman’s goal also came with the same composition. And although Chernikov’s aggression disappointed Krasnodar, if you review the game, you will see that Spartak were good in their own right. It’s not just about removal. They forced the defense of the “citizens” to make mistakes. Sobolev and Promes began to understand the tasks of the forwards in a duet scheme. The defense conceded only three shots on goal. The implementation of half of the well-targeted attempts made it possible to obtain the first defeat of the season. In the second half they refreshed the center of the field with substitutions, they lost Jikia, but then they scored the fourth goal.

Spartak – Orenburg – 4: 1

The Spartak squad (4-3-1-2): Selikhov – Khlusevich, Litvinov, Chernov, Rybus – Martins, Umyarov, Zobnin – Mozes – Sobolev, Promes.

Keep in mind that every time Abascal looks for an awkward formation for the opponent. When it didn’t work, he rebuilt. Moses on Sunday was not so obvious and important, but the ability to close several areas was useful to both Victor and his teammates. Martins repeated Zobnin’s experience in Krasnodar, but now the central right midfielder has worked very well. Pereira’s clever inclusions up front helped the team, as did Promes’ fine passes. Quincy took part in all scoring bouts. Passed twice, scored twice. He didn’t convert the penalty, but Abascal doesn’t care much, because Promes went off the ball in the net. Spartak have done a lot, the difference in the shots is telling – 24: 5. According to the exact same solid – 10: 2. Selikhov would have preferred not to concede for the first time this season, but it didn’t work out. But Spartak played classic combinations. We saw the game with heels, openings, Prutsev entered well. Although there was no Jikia, the “red-whites” got used to the game system and far less often were wrong without the ball.

Conclusions on the changes in Spartak

– The new coach is constantly changing schemes, something that Tedesco, Vitoria and Vanoli did not do. Sometimes Abascal orders to play a hybrid of several known models during the match, and although such tasks confuse the team, a lot of competition in different positions allows, through the rotation and selection of artists, to realize the implementation of the ideas. Spartak becomes tactically flexible, keeping a couple of tricks for the future, such as a heavy pair of Sobolev and Nicholson, or a pure three central play.

– If “Zenith” and “Akhmat” have dealt many shots on goal at Selikhov’s goal, “Krasnodar” and “Orenburg” in total have disturbed the goalkeeper in only five cases. We made two, which is a lot, but last season Spartak conceded much more obvious moments. In terms of xGA – the quality of the opponents’ chances, Abascal’s team is not impressive, but let’s take a look at the combination of Maslov and Jikia. It looks the most promising when Pavel gets back in shape.

– You have to work on defense, but you can minimize the chances of your opponents by playing offense. Spartak are learning to hold the ball, they have passed 52%. In terms of shots per game, Abascal’s team is the first to enter RPLinterrupted CSKA with “The wings of the Soviets”. The set pieces have worked, there are already three goals, we have seen decent counter-attacks. The implementation satisfies, in terms of quality of the moments, the Spartak is now superior to the Zenit. So far they are not up to the champion, but the Muscovites have a new coach and young players in the squad. The work has just begun.

– Abascal trusts players after mistakes. Umyarov is given a chance to see his signature football. A midfield rotation will keep things fresh when the Cup comes out in a new format with a six-game group stage. The team is in the right mood, “Spartak” not only collects hits, as often happened with him, but well-aimed attempts. We started with a miserable accurate shot in the Super Bowl, climbed to eight in Krasnodar and ten in the first home game. The home field factor can work despite the lack of active fans in the stands. Gather 11,000 spectators in Moscow while in the capital did not enter the fan ID.