MOSCOW, July 31, Alexander Sergeev.The head coach of the Moscow football club «Spartak» Guillermo Abascal admitted that he was pleasantly surprised by the Russian Premier League (RPL). Abascal headed Spartak in June 2022. Under his leadership, the Red-Whites won two victories and drew once in the first three rounds of the Russian Championship of the 2022/23 season. «The more I see RPL matches these days, the more I am positively surprised: each team clings to points, everyone fights with everyone, there are a lot of sensations. The League positively surprises me,» Abascal said at a press conference after the match of the third round of the RPL with Orenburg. The meeting, which took place in Moscow, ended with a score of 4: 1 in favor of the «red-white «.Russian Premier League (RPL)July 31, 2022 • start at 17:30End
Spartak MoscowRussia4 : 1
OrenburgRussia «In general, the analysis of the game is positive. An excellent start, we played the first minutes as needed. I will also note the set pieces, one of which we prepared literally yesterday and have already implemented today. Of course, the first minutes of the second half we needed to control the game better, this what we need to work on. The opponent went ahead and we gave him a lot to create. This will be a lesson for us. I also want to mention the players who were able to come on as a substitute. It is important to have such players who can come out and strengthen. We had a lot of moments. We need to consolidate such a beginning as today, and we will work on eliminating errors, «said the Spartak coach. «According to (Christopher) Martins, I can say that we know him very well, because he played in Switzerland. He can connect well, penetrate from the second line and finish attacks. That's why we used him. Also, (Roman) Zobnin had a good match. Why (Anton) Zinkovsky does not come out from the first minutes? The answer here is simple: p because there are only 11 players on the field. (Pavel) Maslov worked well in training. He has always shown himself to be a great professional. And today's opportunity is his merit. Naturally, we trust him. Why doesn't Ignatov come out even as a substitute? I believe in Michael. Together we analyze his actions, believe in his talent. Often he stays for a second workout, works extra. He knows very well that I believe in him. Ignatov will definitely get a chance. And I'm sure that when he gets it, he will definitely use it,» Abascal added.
