Alexander BokulevDeputy Head of the Editorial Board SportAll materials Exactly one third of the Russian football championship is behind us, and the Lokomotiv tragedy seems to know no bounds. Muscovites, to the accompaniment of rain, lost in the derby to Spartak and became a leader among contenders for the sad Catastrophe of the Season award. However, there are five matches and four defeats for every taste, as well as a victory in the penalty shootout in the cup game with Krasnodar. By the pause in the meetings of the national teams Lokomotiv came up with nine points and 12th position in the table. Only points to the «joints» zone. Russian Premier League (RPL) September 18, 2022 • Start at 19:00 Ended 
LokomotivRussia The blackest clouds have gathered over the Red-Greens, and the informational background around the club is tied to discussions of the resignation of the management and coaching staff without an alternative. It seems that now only a glorious name remains from Lokomotiv, which works as a shaky help for faith in the team. But theoretical hopes are almost not transferred to practice. «Railroad workers» either show an intelligent game, or instantly slide into chaos. Either they look extremely motivated and angry at themselves, or they seem like a team without a hint of character and core. The output is an arithmetic mean, from which the fans of Lokomotiv are probably painfully banal. Their favorites are inferior to “Spartak” according to the well-worn principle “on the class”. But in this case, this is the most relevant, because the margin of safety of the «red-greens» has systematically dipped against the background of recent competitors in the top part of the table. />
Girano KerkNow Lokomotiv's neighbors have other feverish teams like Khimki and Krylya Sovetov or RPL outsiders a la Fakel and Ural. At the same time, the composition and capabilities of Muscovites, of course, are much more serious. Will anything change in the pause for national team matches? On the one hand, this may be almost the last bastion of hope for the fans, on the other hand, head coach Josef Zinnbauer refuses to guarantee that he will remain in his post after the defeat by Spartak. Although until recently he assured that the leadership of Lokomotiv had everything under control.
