Moscow “Spartak” veteran Evgeny Lovchev criticized the team’s defense, and especially captain Georgy Jikia. The expert noted that he did not see the football player as the leader of the red and whites.
According to Lovchev, Spartak does not see big players in its defense. He stressed that he disagreed with the popular view that Jikia is a top player – but Lovchev admits he’s better than other Spartak defenders.
“I can’t compare him, for example, with Nemanja Vidic, who came to Spartak and organized all the defense, arranged everyone and explained to the partners how they should act. He was a real leader. And Jikia is not the leader of the team, it seems that he plays on his own and the team suffers from it. And the same Therefore, Spartakists miss a lot from the standards. There is no teamwork. Therefore, Spartak needs a leader not only in defense, but in the whole team, ”says Lovchev. RT.
It was previously reported that Jikia return Spartak is in the top 11 in the derby played against CSKA in the 28th week of the Russian Premier League.