They created and suffered together.
Zenit won three trophies in one season for the first time
We won the Super Cup last year and recently against Krasnodar. In the championship, they won the sixth consecutive cup and are aiming for the seventh in the club’s centenary year. The anniversary will be celebrated in 2025. And at the same time, this year is the most difficult in coach Semak’s career. Ambiguity emanates from every important event for the club. We won the National Cup final against Baltika, but success came with battles. Goalkeeper Latyshonok then played for the opponent, the winning goal was scored in the 95th minute and defender Alip scored. Without the draw between Krasnodar and Dynamo in the last round, there would have been no Zenit championship. A goal from Muscovites could interrupt Semak’s streak. Sergei Bogdanovich is lucky, but he has unsuccessful transfers – Sobolev for example, and further defeats in RPL. In the first part of the season we lost three times in the league, and that was lucky. There is no harmony in the game, nor speed, and the coach blames the lack of motivation.
Karpin’s team beat the goal
It is dishonest to congratulate football players for their successes against opponents to whom the San Marino national team could impose a fight. At the same time, we note that Valery Georgievich has a historic streak in the national team. And also the greatest victory. The Brunei team lost by an indecent score, and they tried to score their only goal with a shot from the center of the field. But Agkatsev solved the problem. Karpin’s team is an unusual team. They are suspended from official matches and have difficulty finding suitable opponents. And those who agree to play score goals in batches. Even the Serbian team did not try to break the winning streak of its friendly opponent. The Russian national team is in 35th place in the world rankings, but many top players ask them not to be called up when they are concentrating on club business. It was not possible to see the optimal basis. And the reserves mixed with the stars won 5 matches in a year with a difference of 26:0.
Krasnodar impresses with its invincible streak
It’s not easy to choose the coach of the year. It’s definitely not Semak. Musaev and Galaktionov remain, but both failed to reach the trophies. But the Krasnodar coach remains undefeated in the new season RPL. For eighteen consecutive rounds, no one could beat Musaev. A great result for a team that has never been the richest in the league. The creator of Krasnodar, Galitsky, did not waste a lot of money, like Fedun at Spartak. But in the end, I had a team capable of fighting for the title two years in a row. This is impressive, as the start of the new season has proven to be difficult. Krasnodar also won 11 rounds in a row, and this is the club’s best winning streak in the championship. The Cordoba striker has helped all year. Goalkeeper Agkatsev did a great job after Safonov. It is important to note the work of newcomer Diego Costa in defense. Lenini must be congratulated, he has impressed in the new season. Spertsyan and Sa also helped the “townspeople”.
Young players replace old stars
Several years ago in RPL Malcom, Promes, Cabella, Noboa, Klasson, Krychowiak, Azmun, Mario Fernandez, Kuzyaev and Lovren played. Not all of them are veterans, but the number of adult masters was significantly higher. Especially if we are talking about leading positions in different clubs. Dziuba could score 11 goals and make 5 assists during the season with Zenit. There are three seasons in RPL there were only 65 people under 23 for the entire season. Today there are already 107 such players, and there are still a significant part of the upcoming matches; The best example is Batrakov, who at the age of 19 became one of the best football players in the league. Although Glushenkov, the former leader of Lokomotiv and important striker of Zenit, is also only 25 years old. Spartak striker Ugalda is 22 years old, the Costa Rican has scored 15 goals and made 2 assists in RPL. He was assisted by Barco, a 25-year-old Argentinian. Sadulaev and Bitello are not old men either.
The Muscovites saw that they would have a chance to win the title
The capital’s clubs understand that they missed a historic opportunity to overthrow Zenit from the throne in the spring. But there will be further attempts, because Lokomotiv and Dynamo have room to improve in defense. A CSKA does not take advantage of it in difficult conditions, since Nikolic does not work at the pace of Galaktionov. The young coach has improved the results of the “railway workers”, even if he has not yet improved the defensive game. But Spartak remained itself. Former coach Abascal said: that he fully prepared Stankovic’s team. But this arrogant observation does not prevent us from seeing that Dejan first suffered and then won a series of victories. Dynamo fans complain about Lichka enough. But the fans of the capital club understood that it was possible to compete for the championship. The crane was close, but all the capital’s clubs were left without trophies with breasts in their hands. But we were convinced that even Zenit could and should be beaten like Krylia Sovetov.
The offensive lines clearly dominated the defenders.
There are some brilliant personalities in defense. Goalkeepers from many clubs were congratulated. The central defenders were celebrated personally. But looking at the system as a whole, the attackers dominated the defensive lines, even if they didn’t demonstrate anything incredible themselves. The emphasis has changed. Humble beginner RPL – “Dynamo” from Makhachkala, implementing football without the ball, tries to press high and slam. Systematic successes in defense are not found in RPL. In Zenit, Latyshonok was saved. Spartak had serious punctures. And Krasnodar is simply not a defensive team. In Moscow, they believed in Maksimenko and Babich, and in the south – in Agkatsev and Diego Costa. Tyukavin, Daku, Cordoba, Ugalda and the rest of the players of the attacking group must take into account the results of the outgoing year after the winter holidays. Great RPL can score even more goals.
Russian football remains very scandalous
The governor of the Samara region announced massive corruption of referees. Even famous referees made decisions that cannot be explained by a momentary eclipse. There were fights in central matches, such as the derbies CSKA and Spartak. Even in media football there were clashes and Dziuba behaved ugly. Artyom’s interview with critics of Lokomotiv people is another example of a scandal. If in Spain more than 27 thousand spectators came to Atlético’s training, then in Spain RPL Not always so many people gather for the central match of the tour. The fan passport has not been canceled, although there are many other ways to ensure security in the arenas. Despite the fine words, the actions are not yet impressive.
Recognizing the crisis situation of clubs RPL and national teams without prior funding or official international matches, it is also important to note the level of management. He didn’t grow to compensate for the problems. Scandals attract more attention than the best matches. Players, coaches, referees and officials must be stronger in 2025. Over the past months, the public is owed responses, actions and decisions that will benefit everyone involved in football.
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