Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov said he was surprised by Krasnodar in the top third of the Russian Premier League (RPL). He shared his opinion with him Sports24.
“After a third of the season, the RPL still looks predictable. But Krasnodar surprised us with its consistency, playing with smaller margins, unlike Spartak, CSKA and Zenit – they rightfully occupy first place. Their coach Ivich is the best specialist in the championship,” said Koloskov.
After 11 rounds in RPL, Krasnodar is alone in the lead. Vladimir Ivich’s team did not suffer a single defeat (the only club to achieve such a result in the season) and won 27 points. In second place is “Wings of the Soviets”. Samara team is six points short. The first three are Zenit St. Petersburg (20 points) closed.
Currently, national team matches in the championship are suspended. The 12th round of RPL will start on October 21 with the match between Orenburg and Fakel Voronezh. The teams’ starting whistle will blow at 12:00 Moscow time.
Previously Koloskov named The best player in RPL.