Former Lokomotiv coach Yuri Semin commented on the decision of the Moscow club’s coaching team to release midfielder Dmitry Barinov in the team’s starting line-up for the quarter-final match of the Russian Cup Regions Road with Akron. Transmits words “Sport Express”.
“In this case, there is no need for the main culprit. Everyone is guilty here. If a player is training and preparing for a match, the coach and management need to know if he can play. Possibly a player with two yellow cards asked the manager, “How are you preparing me for the match?” he should ask. The management should have been aware of this as well,” said Semin.
Remember Akron won the penalty shootout. The media reported that Lokomotiv had violated the tournament rules and declared Dmitry Barinov, who had previously received two yellow cards in his matches with Spartak, for his match with Akron. He had to miss the second quarterfinal match due to a warning blast. In the event of a win for the red-greens, Akron or the Russian Football Union (RFU) could contest the result of the last match, which would then forfeit a defeat to Lokomotiv.
Ruslan Nigmatullin, former goalkeeper of the Russian national team shared his opinion That Dmitry Barinov played from the first minutes.