The head coach of “Zenith” Semak complained about the “concrete bus” “Akhmat”

Zenit head coach Sergei Semak called the match of the fourth round of the WORLD RPL with Akhmat (0: 0) difficult, and also spoke about the future of goalkeeper Daniil Odoevsky, who was sent off in the first half.

At the end of the first half, Odoevsky left the penalty area and violated the rules against Grozny midfielder Lechi Sadulaev, who was in possession of the ball. The goalkeeper of the “blue-white-blue” received a direct red card.

– Tough game, as we expected. In the first half, playing in equal lineups, we had the advantage, but, unfortunately, in defense we were far from perfect, unlike in other matches. One of our mistakes led to deletion. It is much more difficult to play in the minority, but, nevertheless, in the second half we created good chances and could score – Malcolm had a couple of good chances. I think the result is correct. Unfortunately, today we played defensively not as we would like. Let’s get ready for the next match.

“Today the great club Zenit, the thunder and lightning of Russian football, has built such a Chinese wall that an English bus can only dream of such a thing. What happened? Has the removal had such an impact on the team’s game?

– Of course. The removal of a player has a very serious effect on the course of the match. As for the game, in my opinion, in the first half, Akhmat built a concrete bus at their gates when we played in equal numbers, and it was quite difficult to open such a defense.

We had a great moment in the last minute – of course, we wanted to win. But it was hard for the guys – they are absolutely not made of iron – so today, in terms of movement, team play and dedication, they looked very good. As for the defense, there was one obvious mistake in the second half. In the first half, there were two moments at our gates – mostly individual mistakes. It is clear that one of the players cannot be blamed for these mistakes, but in fact they led to inconsistent actions in defense.

— Is the removal of Odoevsky somehow connected with his future prospects? Or will he serve the suspension and return to the starting lineup?

Let’s look at his condition and the condition of other players. We have Misha, we have Ivan – we’ll see. Who will be better prepared, that will play. The fact that Odoevsky will miss the next game is for sure, ”Match TV quotes Semak as saying.

Zenit scored eight points and is third in the WORLD RPL standings.