About winning the Russian Cup
The trophy is not a privilege, it is a title that will stay with us forever and will be in the museum. It will be printed everywhere that in 2022 Spartak won the Cup. And no one will remember the 10th row, ”said Fedun.
About missions for next season
Reminding the legend of Sisyphus dragging a stone uphill, Fedun emphasized that he did not set a task for the team for the next season, but that the stone rolled down every time.
“Everything was reset as soon as the final whistle of the cup final blew, the new season started. And no one cares about your previous successes in the new season. It is necessary to drag this stone to a new one, ”the owner of Spartak summarized.
About the judges’ controversial decisions against red and white
There was also the matter of judgment. Fedun said that the referees should not give a penalty in the last seconds of the Cup against Dynamo, and in this context, the game passed like the whole championship.
“What did you experience during the penalty in the last minutes of the cup final? To be honest, I cursed. And it was not very appropriate, because quite high-ranking people were sitting nearby and I was completely touched.
“I understand that they will argue with me, but Spartak is controversial, to say the least, they lost 13 points due to referee decisions. I can show and tell sections for each episode. Unfortunately, that’s the fate of Spartak.
– the attendant shared his opinion.
Former Ufa coach Igor Kolyvanov, in his speech with socialbites.ca correspondent, noted that according to Fedun, 13 points lost by Spartak could not save the red-whites.
“If the president of Spartak says that the club missed 13 points, I always believe in the president. But that wouldn’t save them. Spartak always fight for first place. At least to get into the top three. Somehow they couldn’t catch up to Dynamo. Then this issue can’t be raised.
This is Fedun’s right to talk about it. He can say what he wants, ”said Kolyvanov.
On the “Zenith” hegemony
The greatest repercussions were caused by Fedun’s words that in Russian football everything is fixed on the Zenit championship. From the very beginning it was clear that Muscovites would not be the winners of the Russian Premier League (RPL), but it was possible to win in the Cup.
In a meeting with socialbites.ca, former football player of Moscow CSKA and Spartak Valery Masalitin, he agreed with Fedun and proposed reforms that would increase competition in domestic football.
“In principle, I think Fedun is right. Zenith has unlimited possibilities. When you have a government agency represented by Gazprom, you can do anything. Fedun is right that the possibilities of Gazprom and Zenit are not limited.
For competition to exist, a common pool of companies must be created and the money must be distributed equally. We now have many teams that have been kicked out of FNL, FNL-2 due to lack of money. We have 85-90 percent of the budget teams, the state pays. Now Zenit will save the budget, get whoever they want, but how will our football develop? About ten teams have already withdrawn from FNL and FNL-2. In clubs, players must have the same salaries and bonuses. The teams will then line up.
There are local oligarchs who can sponsor teams. Football only in Moscow and St. It needs to develop not only in St. Petersburg, but also in the regions. Practice shows that the best players are on the periphery. We do not have the conditions for the development of football in the Far East, Siberia. Fedun is right about this,” he said.
But the former coach and player of Spartak, Valery Gladilin, called to look for problems in the team.
“Spartak has a very unstable game. There’s no point in Spartak planning a championship with a game like this. If there is bias on the part of the judiciary, then claims can be made. Now Zenit is stronger than Spartak in all respects. It is stronger in organizational matters.
Zenit is a super club and Spartak has lost that status. To confirm this situation, it is necessary to reach the results every year. Good luck winning the Russian Cup. But Spartak is the most popular club supported by the whole country. This image was created over 100 years.
There is no need to look for reasons for failures from the outside. Nobody is fighting Spartak. These are all illusions or excuses. So you don’t have to. Zenit is currently the strongest club in the country. Red and white need to work to regain their former positions. Somewhere the situation was overlooked. Now I don’t see the red-whites returning to where they were,” said Gladilin.