MOSCOW, August 30, Andrey Mikhailov. Dynamo Moscow Newcomers «Mexican Luis Chavez and Colombian Jorge Carrascal can bring a lot of value to the team after they adapt to their style, said the Uruguayan defender of the Blue and Whites Diego Laxalt.
Dynamo announced on August 27 that they had signed contracts with midfielders Chavez and Carrascal. Their previous clubs were Mexican Pachuca and CSKA Moscow respectively. Both players made their debut for the “blue and white” on August 29 in the Russian Cup match against the capital “Spartak” (1:4).
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«The guys are only a few days with us. They are passionate players who want to go on the field to help the team, but they it takes time to adapt to our style of play. They can bring Dynamo a lot of good,» Laxalt said.
The interlocutor of the agency noted that there were no jokes in the team about the fact that Carrascal changed CSKA to Dynamo. “There were no jokes about this in the locker room. We are focused on our work, on training. The match with Spartak was difficult, after it we have to work hard, and until the next game (away match with Rostov on September 3 — approx. ed.) there is not much time left,» the Uruguayan player of the «blue and white» emphasized.
«After such a match, we should not think about where we will finish the season. We need to move gradually to become stronger,» he added, answering the question of whether the newcomers are able to help the «white-blues» finish the season in the top three.
In the Russian Premier League «Dinamo» after six rounds takes fifth place in the standings, gaining 11 points. The backlog from going first «Krasnodar» is 3 points. In group D of the RPL path of the Russian Cup, the «white-blue» with 4 points take second place, 5 points behind the leader of the quartet «Spartak».