Stanislav Salamovich gave something unimaginable in the match for Spartak. The coaching bench was in shock.
We know Stanislav Cherchesov as a belligerent and tough coach who does not go into his pocket for a word. His coaching history has long overshadowed his playing history – in the hearts of Russian fans, he will forever remain the hero of the home world championship. Now the specialist is working abroad and is trying to bring the Hungarian Ferencváros to the Champions League.
It even somehow forgot that Cherchesov was a very bright football player, although Salamych’s club career was not bad. He played in Spartak and Lokomotiv, played in Germany for the Dynamo Dresden, and played most of the matches in the Tyrol. He even became an honorary citizen of the Austrian city and got his own house there.
But still, the main thing that Cherchesov remembered as a player to a wide audience is goalkeeper blunders. The antics of a Russian made the whole of Europe laugh!
Spartak – Valencia (2002)
In 2002, Spartak hosted Valencia in the group stage of the Champions League. The “Red-Whites” played an inexpressive match and “burned” the Spaniards with a score of 0:2. Stanislav, in the end, became the anti-hero of the episode, because of which Spartak lost devastatingly.
The partner gave a low pass to Cherchesov, but the goalkeeper, by some miracle, could not accept it, passing under his foot. As a result, the ball hit the post, the Valencia player made an interception, and the Spaniards scored the third goal. The camera grabbed the Muscovite coach Oleg Romantsev: he looked at Cherchesov in shock, not understanding how this happened. But the words of the commentator convey that atmosphere even brighter.
– Oh-oh, such an experienced football player as Cherchesov flirts. Just punishment, just. I don’t know what happened to Cherchesov in this situation, but you can’t play like that. It hurts to look at Oleg Romantsev. This moment is the answer to all kinds of questions about whether it is worth developing the topic “Cherchesov and the national team,” said the commentator.
Borussia – Dynamo (1994)
This “importation” is one of the funniest episodes in the history of the German Bundesliga. Dynamo Dresden, for which Cherchesov played, was visiting Borussia Mönchengladbach. One of the Dresden players decided to send the ball to the goalkeeper from the center of the field to start an attack from the goal, but did not expect that the Russian would make a dangerous episode out of a harmless one.
Cherchesov tamed the bouncing ball in the penalty area, taking it on his knee, and then … began to mint it. Naturally, the home team began to put pressure on the goalkeeper and forced him to hurry up with the removal. Cherchesov’s shot failed, the ball flew to the opponent, and the Mönchengladbach player scored a goal in touch. One can only guess what was going on in the minds of Dynamo players and coaches at that moment. The situation is added comically by the fact that this blunder Cherchesov allowed on his own birthday. That’s really celebrated so celebrated!
