Former coach of Spartak Moscow Valery Gladilin in the comments legal betting He shared his views on the competition between Alexander Sobolev and the team’s new player Manfred Ugalde for the main striker position in the red-whites.
“An opponent in the person of Ugalde could benefit Sobolev to gain more stability and start scoring goals regularly. Coaching sympathies will clearly be on the side of the newcomer, so Sobolev will have to prove himself to the fullest in order to get into the starting lineup.
It is difficult to say whether we will see the Sobolev-Ugalde pair often because Spartak has a lot of strong wing forwards and they are competing for a place in the starting lineup. For this reason, it is expected that there will be a fight for a striker’s place in the red-white camp,” he said.
Manfred Ugalde moved to Spartak in January 2024 for €13 million + €2 million bonus. The striker made his debut for the red-whites in the match against Rostov (0:3).
The striker, who played 25 matches in all competitions for Twente this season, recorded 9 goals and 7 assists in these matches.
In the summer of 2023, Spartak loaned two forwards Keith Balde and Shamar Nicholson. For most of the season Alexander Sobolev remained the main striker.
Sobolev played in 18 matches for the red-whites this season, scoring 6 goals and making 6 assists.
A Dinamo legend before named The best RPL players.