St. St. Petersburg Zenit board member Andrei Arshavin believes that Krasnodar can correct the situation without the resignation of head coach Vladimir Ivich. stated that RBC.
“The resignation is unexpected, the team is only one point away from the first place. One point is not a huge difference and everything can be fixed. As for the match and the result, I think Sergei Nikolaevich will be ready to endure if the title is brought to him at the end of the season,” said Arshavin.
On March 13, Krasnodar announced that Vladimir Ivich had resigned as head coach. On March 12, his team lost to Khimki with a score of 0:2 in the Russian Cup match.
The Serbian specialist took over the club in January 2023. Under his leadership, the team finished sixth in the Russian Championship last season and reached the final of the National Cup, where they lost to CSKA in a penalty shoot-out.
This season, Krasnodar ranks second in the Russian Premier League (RPL) with 39 points. Leader Zenit has one more point. In the next round, Krasnodar will face Lokomotiv, which is fifth (32 points).
Previously former Spartak player Davydov opposed Appointment of Ivic as team coach.