Valery Gladilin, former coach of Spartak Moscow and the Russian national team, said in an interview with socialbites.ca that, despite his self-confidence, it is still difficult to evaluate Krasnodar’s chances in the fight for the title in the Russian Premier League (RPL). leadership in the rankings.
According to him, the match of the 11th round of the RPL against Rostov, which ended with a 3:2 victory for the Bulls, will give the players confidence in the fight for medals of the highest standard.
“Krasnodar caught the game, but the first half against Rostov was left to the Donetsk team. However, the Krasnodar team, which lost 0:2, managed to show its character, turn the game around and get three points. After such matches, confidence appears, Krasnodar has a chance for the championship. They have enough points, it is difficult to say whether the international break will benefit them or not. Let’s see how this calendar year will end, how the team will approach the winter break, the fight for the championship depends on it,” said Gladilin.
After 11 rounds, the Krasnodar team has 27 points and is in first place in the RPL standings; The difference between him and his closest follower in Samara “Wings of the Soviets” is six points.
The current football champion of Russia is Zenit St. Petersburg is in third place with 20 points.
Previously CSKA legend Vladimir Ponomarev statedThat Krasnodar is not yet a candidate for the championship.