MOSCOW, Aug 7The sports director of Moscow Lokomotiv, Thomas Zorn, called the start of the season catastrophic for the team, and the current place in the standings of the Russian Football Championship is unacceptable. On Saturday, Lokomotiv lost to Krasnodar in the fourth round match of the Russian Premier League score 0:3. Railway workers showed the worst start in the Russian championship since 2006. Lokomotiv, which was headed by German specialist Josef Zinnbauer in June, scored two points after four rounds and is 14th in the RPL table. «This is a disastrous start to the season for Lokomotiv, the results are bad. We are all disappointed and understand that in in the first four matches, we did not live up to the expectations of the fans, and ours too.Our team is still on the path of development and, due to recent failures, is going through a difficult time, a lot of losses — in the last two months, several players of the base got injured, Barinov missed the last match from «for a red card, but we, of course, are not looking for excuses for such results. The current place in the table is unacceptable for Lokomotiv, everyone is aware of this and wants to fix it as soon as possible,» the Lokomotiv website quotes Zorn. Liga (RPL)06 August 2022 • Start at 20:00End
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LokomotivRussia»Nevertheless, I can't say that everything is hopeless for us. Most of the time, the meetings against Zenit and Krasnodar were double-edged, our team created great chances and could go ahead during the matches. But after the goals conceded, we fell apart «we didn't have enough patience, concentration. And in the moments when we won the ball, we lost it too easily — it shouldn't be like that, we will fix it first of all,» Lokomotiv sports director emphasized. Zorn noted that Lokomotiv is still in search of «quality newcomers», and with some players the club is at the stage of negotiations. «As for strengthening the squad, we are actively looking for players, we are already in negotiations somewhere. takes more time than usual.I understand the state you are in now, all those who care about Lokomotiv, who root for him with all their heart.Our club, our team, coaching staff they are aware of their responsibility to you, our fans, they understand the importance of the upcoming matches. Thank you for your support, the team will do everything possible for Lokomotiv to start winning,» added Zorn.
