Kaliningrad Baltica head coach Andrey Talalaev spoke about how his team was preparing for the new Russian Premier League season. In particular, the expert lamented the lack of natural pitches in Russia: “In Moscow, we couldn’t find natural grass. It was difficult with them, and here, too, Khimki is replacing natural pitches with artificial ones. Look where modern football is going. I would like to have more natural pitches. And then I look at the schedule, and they say: Novorossiysk, access to the Premier League… so, even in the city, there are no natural pitches in the city by the sea! Therefore, Sochi was almost the only option for us.” Baltic finished first in the Premier League last season. Talalaev’s team begins the championship with two matches in Moscow—against Dynamo and Spartak on July 18 and 26, respectively. Source link
