MOSCOW, April 17, Oleg Bogatov.Italian coach Paolo Vanoli, who has headed Spartak Moscow in winter, is still in search of optimal game schemes, the level of the team's players may not meet the requirements of a specialist, said Anatoly Byshovets, ex-head coach of the USSR, CIS and Russia national teams. The capital club on Saturday at home in the match On the 25th round of the Russian Championship, he tied with Rubin Kazan — 1:1. The Red-Whites scored 31 points in 25 games and are in 9th place in the standings. «Vanoli is very similar in behavior to (former team coach Domenico) Tedesco,» Byshovets said. «And the difficulties when joining a new team are quite Firstly, not all players perceive the new requirements, and secondly, these requirements may well contradict the level of Spartak players. It seems to me that (midfielder Zelimkhan) Bakaev is not used and is not implemented to the extent that we observed him, for example , in recent matches for the Russian national team. I think that Vanoli is now in search, but there are no bright players in sight either.»
Paolo Vanoli «The arrival of (forward Shamar) Nicholson and (midfielder Christopher) Martins brought something new, but after two, three, four games, we are seeing a certain decline in their game,» added the expert. «Maybe this is due to the fact that that there was a certain afterburner during the preparation, but we see that Spartak also has problems in defense even when playing with three central defenders, and besides, the team cannot immediately switch to tackle after losing the ball, and this is a very important point. I think that there are certain problems in this and that Spartak simply needs time, including the coach. Rubina» led to the fact that «Spartak» had big problems in overcoming the saturated middle of the field and in the development of attacks, added Byshovets. Sobolev and Nicholson, who played well with their heads (forward Alexander), were ineffective. And this is the problem, the team does not have a game arrhythmia, there must be some kind of change in the direction of attack. Spartak, by and large, had nothing but pressure, which cannot even be called an initiative. The result of the game is a draw, but Rubin, it seems to me, deserved more,» the specialist concluded.
