MOSCOW, June 21 Spartak Moscow captain Georgy Jikia told reporters that on Tuesday evening all the players of the team will meet with the new coach of the club, Guillermo Abascal. Spartak «on June 9 announced the resignation of the head coach of the Italian Paolo Vanoli, under whose leadership the team won the Cup of Russia. The next day, the club was headed by the 33-year-old Spaniard Abascal.» I have already met, talked, got acquainted with Abaskal. Today we will meet with the whole team. First impressions are good. It is clear that work will show everything from our side and from the side of the coaching staff. We agreed after placing at the base on the first day of the training camp to meet and discuss all matters, there will be time. The issues of captaincy were not discussed,” Jikia said. The new season for the “red-whites” will begin in St. Petersburg on July 9 with a match for the Russian Super Cup, in which Spartak will play with Zenit.
