Boris Ignatiev, former coach of the Russian national football team, said in an interview with socialbites.ca that the defeat of Moscow Spartak against Voronezh Fakel (0:2) in the 20th round match of the Russian Premier League (RPL) surprised him.
In his opinion, the red-whites were clearly stronger than their opponents.
“The defeat was a surprise. “Spartak” should aim higher in the selection of players and the organization of its events, its fans deserve it. The quality of play the team showed in the match against Zenit also showed that Spartak will fight for awards this spring. About yesterday’s match “Fakel” It is worth talking more; they were a more motivated and prepared team, both functionally and tactically. In my opinion, they predicted everything about the confrontation with Spartak, so they should be given their due,” said Ignatiev.
After this meetings Having collected 25 points, “Fakel” remains in 11th place in the RPL rankings. Spartak is in sixth place with 31 points.
Guillermo Abascal’s team will play their next match at home against Ural.
After this round, Zenit defeated Ural in the RPL and became the leader with 40 points. Krasnodar is one point behind. Dinamo (38 points) is in the top three.
Previously at Spartak offered Don’t fire Abascal.