While the fans were spreading rumors about Zakharyan's departure to the Premier League, in Russia, a new young star has quietly appeared. Eduard Spertsyan, not favored by the attention of the press, is constantly progressing and has already become one of the most prominent players not only in Krasnodar, but in the entire RPL. And he is already ready to try his hand in Europe.
Fast path to the leaders They began to let Spertsyan to the base in Krasnodar back in the 2020/21 season, under Murad Musaev. Eduard played several times for the first team, but was not yet ready to constantly compete with the first team players. The club did not rush and let the young player get stronger in the FNL. There Spertsyan became one of the league's top scorers with 16 goals. And the very next season he became a regular player in the first team.
Everyone knows how important the pupils of the club are for Sergei Galitsky. However, no one is going to give them a place in the composition just like that. Krasnodar has big ambitions and there have always been enough strong legionnaires and experienced Russians in the roster, so it was not easy for young players to break into the starting lineup. But the combination of Spertsyan's talent and Viktor Gancharenko's trust allowed Eduard to immediately become a player in the starting lineup.
From the very first matches of the 2021/22 season, the young pupil has taken the most important position of an attacking midfielder. Star Remy Cabela was forced to go to the midfield flank, and Spertsyan, quickly getting used to a new level for himself, became one of the leading players in the team. By winter, he had three goals and four assists, and according to these indicators, he was among the top twenty leaders of the entire RPL.
In the spring, all legionnaires left the club and Eduard suddenly became the main star of the Krasnodar club. But Spertsyan did not seem to notice the difference and calmly took the burden of responsibility for the result. And he gave this result, scoring five goals in the spring segment of the championship — and all his partners scored seven. Due to an injury, Eduard missed three matches — and without him, the young team lost twice. And with him she scored 18 points in nine matches, became the third in the RPL on points in the spring and unexpectedly rose to fourth place.
What is the secret of progress? The ease with which Spertsyan moves to each new level is amazing. First, he moved from the FNL to the RPL, becoming a base player in a strong club. Then just as easily — the leader of «Krasnodar». Now he is one of the best players in the entire RPL. According to the goal + pass system, he is fifth in the league, behind the experienced and stellar Malcolm, Promes, Sobolev, and also Chalov. And in terms of assists, he is the leader of the championship: Eduardets already has 11 assists.
First of all, it is worth noting his physical data. Already last season, at the age of 21, Eduard was completely ready to play at high speeds and played most of the matches from bell to bell. At the same time, he worked out a lot in defense and often went to the joints. Excellent speed endurance and the ability to conduct a power struggle allow him to feel comfortable on the field.
In addition, already from the moment of his debut in the RPL, Spertsyan was very distinguished by his delivered blow. Literally from the very first matches, he regularly threatened the opponents' goal with guns from a distance. True, in the first season, Edward sometimes relied too much on the blow. Sometimes he seemed not to notice his partners and beat, beat, beat from any position. Of course, this did not have the best effect on the effectiveness of the attack.
This season, Spertsyan has seriously improved his quality of decision-making in attacks. Now he almost always shoots from prepared positions when he has a real chance to hit the net. And if there is no such chance, he can improve the position for himself or lead his partner to strike. His progress as an assistant is simply amazing. This is facilitated by the style of play of the team and partners. When Spertsyan receives the ball in the zone between the lines, one or two Krasnodar players will definitely make a dash behind the back of the opponent's defenders. And Eduard is not greedy and regularly supplies partners with penetrating passes.
And of course, it is worth noting the character of the young midfielder. Very self-confident, at the same time firmly standing on his feet and open to new challenges, Spertsyan seems to be created in order to be the leader of a strong team. He is ready to take on more and more responsibility, and he is not embarrassed by either the change of coaches, or the level of partners, or the style of play. The constant desire for progress has already made him one of the best in the RPL. And, perhaps, very soon Spertsyan will go to conquer Europe, as the journalist of the Vbetnews portal Khrach Khachatryan writes. Freiburg, Borussia M, as well as AC Milan and Fiorentina are showing interest in the midfielder.