Famous former national football player Maxim Demenko, who also played for Moscow Spartak, was surprised by this decision and commented on the appointment of 32-year-old Portuguese Tomas Amaral as the sports director of the red-whites to socialbites.ca.
“To be honest, it is not yet clear why he was appointed. Still, the press and club sources wrote that Ribalta would be appointed. I can’t understand: Was it the leadership that made this decision or was it coach Abascal’s decision? On the one hand, Spartak is well equipped. It is clear that there are some positions with Russian players… But the team does not play in Europe. For what tasks should Amaral be hired? Should I take first place now? I’m sorry, but this is unrealistic. If Abaskal solves this problem, I can still understand it. If he has nothing to do with it, but the problem is with the leadership, then I don’t understand,” says Demenko.
Spartak management’s agreement with Amaral and St. It is known that he chose between the former sports director of St. Petersburg and Zenit Javier Ribalta. Moreover, according to insiders, the Spaniard defended the removal of Guillermo Abascal from the post of head coach, and Amaral suggested first looking at the team from the inside and only then making personnel decisions.
Previously Valery Gladilin statedThat Spartak weakened the Russian players.