We count fouls and deletions.
The toughest team is Rubin
Coach Rakhimov was not in the best mood this fall. There were rumors about his departure, to which the experienced mentor reacted aggressively. When Rubin legend Roman Sharonov called the Kazan team middle peasants, Rakhimov reacted more cautiously. Of course, I hit my young colleague, saying that coach Sharonov was not at the head of the leaders. RPL. He talked about Rubin’s relegation with Slutsky and recalled the changes in the squad. In Berdyev’s time, Kazan residents had a lot of money. Incredibly strong football players came to them. I managed to win twice RPLwhich is a big event for a club outside Moscow and St. Petersburg.
But a lot of water has flowed under the bridge. Financing Rubin does not allow you to dream of high places in RPL continuously. When Slutsky pushed the Kazan team to fourth place, it was then relegated to the second league. Now there are interesting guys in the team again, but they are all thinking about promotions and transfers. For example, striker Daku. He has 52 violations on his conscience RPLa season record. He is ahead of the rest of the league players. Daku even overtook Sadulayev ahead of Akhmat. The players in the attacking group repeatedly broke the rules and often fouled themselves. Heirs of Cordoba.
Last season, the Krasnodar striker stood out statistically in the fight – he was beaten and he responded with a similar play. And after communicating with Musaev, we see changes. Although Cordoba is top three in violations against him, John has slipped noticeably in terms of earned fouls. Rubin’s stats show the team is tough – 268 total violations. But the personal statistics of Daku, Suleymanov from Lokomotiv and Zabolotny from Khimki demonstrate the uniqueness of modern football. Defenders try to break the rules less often, but tough and tall attackers often have loose hands and feet.
Dynamo plays cleaner than the others
After 18 rounds, Dynamo alone has a total of 24 yellow cards. All other clubs in the league have more mustard cards. Muscovites have two red cards at once, but this does not reflect a crude approach. Lichka asks Dynamo to work cleanly. Not an easy task, because the Muscovites are traditionally in the top five selections. And if we talk about the minimum number of violations of the rules, then Zenit takes first place. They committed only 152 fouls compared to Dynamo’s 204 penalties and free kicks. But there is a reason not to call the residents of St. Petersburg the winners of the virtual prize for “fair play” this season RPL. It’s a question of style.
The St. Petersburg team has the ball on average 62.5% of the time. Almost all opponents are forced or deliberately to give the ball to Zenit. The game of the Brazilians from the Semak team cannot be called contractual. But at the same time, they know how to work hard. Zenit has a higher rate of yellow cards per foul than Dynamo. In addition, the Muscovites, since they have 10% less playing time with the ball, have more reasons to break the rules. In general, Dynamo and Zenit play cleaner than the others. But CSKA It is difficult to call them clean. They have tricks in the style of prominent defender Willian Rocha and minor fouls.
On the contrary, the “armed” team has enough dexterity so that violations of the rules are not always recorded. They have 26 yellow cards and 2 red. There are teams, like Krylya Sovetov, where the coach is not a fan of brutal football. At first they follow instructions, then make strange mistakes, which automatically result in yellow cards or expulsions. Statistics also show that in RPL There are specialists in fault recovery. These are not Dynamo and Zenit, but the teams of Tashuev and Stankovic. Referees often whistle when Akhmat players fall. But violations of the rules against Spartak players are recorded even more often.
The Red and Whites committed 264 fouls, which sets them apart even from Zenit, where there are three dozen fewer violations. Perhaps if St. Petersburg had had Claudinho as their number ten, and not as a midfielder, and Glushenkov had been open between the lines and not missed matches due to injuries, then St. Petersburg would have caught up with Spartak. Stankovic’s players not only often fall after contact with opponents, but are also among the leaders in deserved violations. Spartak is only 9 errors behind Rubin. Considering that Muscovites are much less likely to be left without a ball than Kazan players, they are among the main hooligans.
Spartak has a collector of sins
So, among the most hostile are Rubin and Spartak. But if we look at the cards, the teams of Rakhimov and Stankovic are not in the leading group. In the first place is the team fighting for survival – “Torch”. Voronezh players received 49 yellow cards and saw red 4 times. “Dynamo” from Makhachkala also suffered 4 deletions; two inflexible teams cannot stop after the first warning. These stats also reflect skill level. Cards are more often recovered by outsiders, which is logical, because on average they find themselves without the ball more often and respond in defense.
There is only one exception, but Lokomotiv’s 49 mustard dressings are easy to explain. The Moscow team is among the leaders, because the team is young and the gaps between the lines are visible. On attack, Batrakov and Samoshnikov try to prove to opposing defenders that they can respond in quick succession. Midfielder Barinov made positional errors in the support zone, as Dmitry was not in the best possible shape. Hence the unnecessary rule violations and yellow cards. At the same time, Lokomotiv is one of the most cunning teams RPLwhen we talk about the ability to stop abruptly at the first serious violation of the rules.
Galaktionov’s team does not have a single red card. Rostov achieved a similar feat. Karpin’s team is closer to Dynamo and Zenit in terms of fair play. Basically, now in RPL there are no gangs with a barbaric approach. The performance statistics – 2.72 goals per match – perfectly demonstrate that the opponents allow themselves to play. If they improve their accuracy, they will achieve three goals in a match. And this indicates that defenders sometimes simply do not have time to break the rules. Offensive players like Ugalde, Batrakov and Barco are often faster than their opponents. Moreover, the Argentinian from Spartak stood out.
Ezequiel only has 7 rule violations, but has 59 other people’s sins in his collection. Next comes Sadulaev, who manages to hit others and fall, he has 51 deserved free kicks. Then come Córdoba, Ugalde and Casintura. Football players of different formats and approaches collect violations from opponents. Cordoba from Krasnodar is a powerful guy, and the highly sought-after Ugalde from Spartak is an agile player. Even if Barko remains the king of the nomination. And we cannot say that the Argentinian is inclined to obvious simulations. This is beneficial because we are talking about a sharp and technical footballer.
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