It seems to me that Semak’s strength, his coaching knowledge, coaching fortune are somewhat exaggerated. In my opinion, Semak did not bring anything new to the formation of the team from the banks of the Neva. There are good footballers, he knows how to motivate them, knows how to communicate with them, they probably respect him. But something interesting did not appear in the game. There is a set of expensive, good football players who regularly do their job.
Tedesco actually rebuilt Spartak’s game and came up with new tactics. The sectarians, as Dziuba calls them, are, of course, unhappy, shouting: where is the lace? Where is the ligature? Where are the Alenichev and Titov-Tikhonov programs? But “Spartak” plays good and the fastest, in my opinion, football in Russia. Laces are not woven, but what they can do is used: run, conduct counterattacks. Therefore, it seems to me that Tedesco as a coach in this sense is stronger than Bogdanovich. The manner of leading Tedesco on the edge is raging – I also like more Semak’s calmness. I myself am still the hysteric. The same Dimka Alenichev, whom I endlessly respect as a person, lacks courage, rage and pressure. Tedesco fits very well into our national paradigm: all the hysterics, all the psychos, “my friend, deputy, come here, nna.” Jumping sharp, yard habits, Tedesco on the spot: “go see the VAR again, brute.”
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Mikhail Shats
I understand approximately with an accuracy of 10 percent what both coaches will offer. They will not find anything supernatural in their coaching piggy banks. Naturally, it affects whether the so-called injured players will play, especially Zenit. The approximate schemes of Sergei Bogdanovich and Domenico, for example, Avgustinovich, are clear. I don’t know what new they will be able to offer in this story other than a powerful motivational drive.
I cannot predict the outcome of the match. Because a lot of psychological background interferes with it. If we analyze arithmetically what is happening with the teams, then Zenit is more stable, Zenit is stronger, I think. Stronger consistently.
But there are many emotions in this game. Without hearing the words of my opponent, I can definitely imagine what kind of hatred, what negative emotional charge is presented on the other side. Spartak really, really wants to win this match. It’s been too long a string of humiliations in recent years. There was a game under Mancini when they beat the champion with a score of 5: 1. I remember the mood “Get up, the country is huge, get up to mortal combat” – because it was boiling. Now Spartak is boiling. Therefore, do not predict the result. Hatred can lead to something bad. But it can lead to something good. So 50-50.