Moscow veteran CSKA Valery Masalitin spoke about the resignation of Kurban Berdyev from the post of head coach of Sochi. According to the expert, the club figured out which system the mentor will set up, so it makes no sense to talk about the fact that someone is not satisfied with the performance of the team. Masalitin suggested that Berdyev left Sochi because he received an offer from another club.
“Let’s start with the fact that inviting Berdyev is not to hire a novice coach, but to look for someone who is experienced and has his own system. And when you invite Berdyev, you know what to get, what kind of football he will play. Now I read in an interview – they say that someone is dissatisfied with Berdyev’s football. And what, didn’t you know what football would be? Of course they did. Before inviting, you talk to the coach about his views on football, what positions need to be strengthened. In the person of Berdyev, you invite both the coach and the system. Of course, it is possible that someone does not comply with this.
I think the game quality of the players and the system have nothing to do with retirement. I think third parties have intervened here and we’ll probably see Berdyev reassigned to another club soon. Maybe we’ll find out this week. It seems that there are offers that they did not refuse – I think such an offer was received, ”said Masalitin socialbites.ca.
Berdyev headed Sochi, signing a 2.5-year contract in November 2022. But in this position he worked only 106 days. Under the leadership of Berdyev, Sochi played five matches, with three losses and two wins. After the resignation of the specialist, Dmitry Khokhlov was appointed as the head coach of the southerners. Sochi is currently ninth in the Russian Premier League (RPL) standings with 31 points over 22 weeks.
Former striker of the Russian national team Dmitry Bulykin declarationThat Berdyev was not given time to work.