St. Former captain of St. Petersburg Zenit and Russian national team Andrei Arshavin is on air “Match TV” He expressed the opinion that Rostov scored a lot of goals in the national championship matches due to frequent substitutions in the defensive line.
“Has Rostov missed much? Because that’s where Zenit-2’s defense is (laughs). Chernov, Vakhania, Prokhin etc. Nothing can be glued together there without Osipenko. In my opinion, all four changed in one game. “Coaches don’t do that,” said the former football player.
Rostov have conceded 24 goals in 12 weeks in the current Russian Premier League (RPL) season; this is more than any other team in the current championship. Valery Karpin’s team took 11th place in the standings, collecting 13 points.
On October 28, Rostovites will play at home against Lokomotiv Moscow as part of the 13th round of the RPL.
Last season Rostov finished fourth in the RPL. Zenit became the national champion for the fifth time in a row, CSKA came second and Spartak came third.
Previously captain of Spartak free edge.