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in starting next week, the Russian championship fight for the medals and all sorts of places under the Sun planned to serious. Contenders for the title in particular recruited no less than six and a club from the shores of the Neva exactly is included in this number. Today, Zenit went on his last preseason camp in Turkey Side, where she will train with the team has all the newbies …

Status

“Zenith” is suitable for the season to date. Moreover, the composition of the Petrograd just has not undergone major changes, but the period of transformation of the club (in terms of performance in training, the general morale of the players, a change in leadership), it seems, has passed its peak. A lot has changed – from coach to form.

“To work with the Italian” Zenith “was the first experience of coaching outside of Italy, where he gained fame mastermind middle and clubs have dropped out of the cage strongest”

After a long period of uncertainty and all sorts of rumors finally cleared up the question of the Petrograd head coach – in the new year of 2010 he was Luciano Spalletti. For the Italian job with “Zenith” was the first experience of coaching outside of Italy, where he gained fame mastermind middle and clubs have dropped out of the cage strongest. Indeed, Spalletti can be attributed to the number of specialists who, doing small means, are able to squeeze out all the commands. In addition, the present mentor “blue-blue Balsa” is famous as an honest man, who can in time to admit defeat in advance and refuse excessive burden. For example, moving a modest “Udinese” in the Champions League, he refused to work with the club, saying he could not guarantee further progress of the club, as the authorities wanted.

deciding to move in “Zenith”, Spalletti Napoleonic plans (and even plans for the Little Napoleon) did not build. It is clear that the specialist knows the possibility of the club and now a general understanding of what is supposed to be the season for the team and how it will build the game.

Ingredients

As already mentioned several times in the press, the Russian clubs (mostly) moving away from mass purchases of cats in a sack, preferring the so-called point transfers – single, well thought-out buying players. We must assume that foreign coaches in this process was played a catalytic role. In most European clubs (unless it's not about “Chelsea” pattern 4 or 5 years ago, not about “Manchester City” and the “Real”) is not accepted by the handful to recruit players – such a professional approach.

That's “Zenith” under the guidance of Spalletti in the transfer market to deploy a major campaign did not. St. Petersburg club became one of the 6-in Premier League, which was released more players than took this season. And sometimes reset the ballast is much more important than purchase it. Finally, he left the “Zenith” Camille Chontofalski – an excellent goalkeeper who has nothing to do behind the classroom for at least the master, such as Vyacheslav Malafeev (especially given the restriction on foreign players in the composition). He returned to the “Dynamo” Igor Semshov, which the St. Petersburg stage of his career, left a mixed impression. Left, “Zenit” Kim Dong Jin, Tekke and Michael Kerzhakov and many other players who can achieve much more, but not in St. Petersburg.

On the other hand, the acquisition of the club: the ex-zenitovets and always a welcome guest at the “Petrovsky” Alexander Kerzhakov, experienced goalkeeper Yury Zhevnov, the new man in the Russian Championship – Michael Loombah and (most recently the acquisition of “blue-white-blue) Serbian Danko Lazovic striker, who zamenet his compatriot Kezman, who has returned to “PSG”.

“But sverhotdachu demonstrates Vladimir Bystrov, who still has something to prove, as well as the tip back his old team-mate Kerzhakov – pleasure to be viewed at this link, which worked even in ancient (as it seems now) Petrzhela time “

Kerzhakov made no secret of joy in the fact that he would return to his native city on the Neva. The line of attack “Zenith” in the last year has changed beyond recognition – no more Tekke, not Dominguez, much more than a year, as there is no Arshavin, Kezman and again in France. But sverhotdachu demonstrates Vladimir Bystrov, who still has something to prove, as well as the tip back his old team-mate Kerzhakov – pleasure to be viewed at this link, which worked even in ancient (as now seems) Petrzhela times. Another link in the chain will be attacking Lazovic, a recognized master in the Netherlands and is still a dark horse in Russian football. However, if we consider that buying a football player himself insisted Spalletti (and he of limit on foreign players know), to doubt the quality striker is not necessary.

The rest of the combat strength of his “Zenith” has preserved – only line of defense is strengthened Loombah, center field and the support zone – without any changes, as well as the flanks. I must say that the composition of a battle and braced Spalletti, if run on the last name, pretty star (on the scale of Premier, of course).

preseason

Despite this, the pre-season training with the St. Petersburg group raids sparring partners did not start. Moreover, 4 of 8 friendly matches played so far, “Zenith” has lost a total score of 3:7 (with one draw and three wins). However, nobody in the camp of Petrograd on the subject was not discouraged. How to tell the players who stay for years on the team had to change not just one style of training process, Spalletti gives much attention to physical fitness, so there is nothing surprising in the fact that before the season, the team looks a little tired and losing games is not the most powerful rivals such as the Norwegian ” Viking “and” Lillestrema “.

As you know, hard to learn – easy to fight, and Spalletti is right in saying that the great importance attached to the results of test match is not necessary. Need to take these games as part of the training process, which is the best professional help to get acquainted with all the compositions and form them into one group that seems to have managed to do Luciano. Obviously, this is the version we see in the composition of the final follow-Zenit match before the start of the season – against the “Beam-Energy” which will take place next Sunday.

Challenges for the season

In recent years, the task of Petrograd for the season remains unchanged. Club management and sponsors are investing considerable funds into the team and the goal is always the same – the championship. It seems that in the Champions League, where the “Zenith” qualifiers are coming, the problem is posed clearly – to get into the main tournament and leave the group the more so by the end of the summer at the Italian team coach has to be simulated structure, which may be supplemented by the necessary his players.

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Loud surname mentor, good behavior in the transfer market, the absence of falls in the behavior of the coaching staff – all these acts on the experts and fans of football winningly. However, opposed to “Zenith” team, who have already been formed as groups and where the coaches have done a long way. It seems that if the “Zenith” will be able to take the championship in 2nd place, no one with a flurry of criticism for Spalletti does not come down. In this case at least, as it now seems – is getting into the Champions League, and the maximum (easy to guess – this champion's title of) the result of an unattainable for Petrograd is not.

Andrei Lebedev, Sport . ru

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