Nikolai Naumov, former president of Lokomotiv Moscow, evaluated the expectations of the red-green team in the championship race in the Russian Premier League (RPL). Commenting to socialbites.ca, he noted that “railroad workers” could compete for second place, but Zenit is unlikely to miss the championship.
“I even regretted the suspension of the championship. Lokomotiv has gained momentum and Galaktionov’s work must be considered satisfactory, because the team is improving from match to match. If the preparations are made well and successful transfers are made in the winter period, I think Lokomotiv deserves to compete for second place.
It seems unlikely that Zenit will give up first place. After all, Zenit is a stable, very rich club with a large bench, unlike any other club. It seems to me that he will still take first place for himself. It would be a disaster for Zenit to take second place. Personnel changes will begin immediately, Semak will not be forgiven and all his services will be forgotten. “So Zenit will try to achieve its goal,” said Naumov.
Lokomotiv ranked fourth by collecting 31 points at the end of the autumn part of the championship. Zenit maintains its lead with 36 points, but Krasnodar has not played a match yet, which will enter the winter break as the leader of the RPL if they beat CSKA. “socialbites.ca” will carry out online text broadcast of the match “Krasnodar” – CSKA, the match will be played on Sunday, December 10 and will start at 19:45 Moscow time.
Previously Naumov was praised Lokomotiv preparing the field for the match against Ural.