Former CSKA Moscow football player Vladimir Ponomarev talked about the possible performance of the army team’s former defender Mario Fernandez against the red-blues at Zenit in the Russian Super Cup match. According to the expert, he will have enough motivation in this game and will be able to help his new team.
“Can Fernandez’s appearance be intriguing? Yes I agree. He can play very good first games. After all, he is 32 years old. He almost didn’t play in Internacional, only five games – why? He didn’t have an injury.
Mario is not a defender, he is a freelance artist who is not responsible for anything. He also lost a lot in CSKA, players scored from gold. He’s a cook’s kid, so they adore him. I mean, these are people who don’t understand anything about football. I still get it, I see who plays how and what they can do. A virtuous actor, a free artist.
Of course, he will mobilize against himself, act well and work as best he can. But his subsequent fate is clear: he will sit on a bench. Because with him all St. Petersburg defense will go awry, just like we did. So it was good for us that he did not return, ”Ponomarev told socialbites.ca.
Fernandez played for CSKA from 2012 to 2022, playing 259 games and scoring 9 goals. It was learned that he agreed with the team in the summer of 2023, but later withdrew from the negotiations and was preparing to sign a contract with Zenit. According to Alexander Medvedev, general manager of the blue-white-blues, Fernandez has passed the health check for the team, his transfer is expected to be announced soon.
The match between Zenit and CSKA to be played on Saturday, July 15th in Kazan will start at 17:00 Moscow time. Competitors will be judged by Sergey Karasev.
Former CSKA veteran declarationthat he didn’t care if the army team played against Fernandez or anyone else.