CrimeaPRESS reports:
The Russian football championship will resume after the winter break on March 1. “Krasnodar” is the leader, Vladimir Ivich’s club scored 38 points and is two points ahead of “Zenith”. The head-to-head battle with Semak’s team took place on November 11 — in St. Petersburg the teams played 1:1, the goals were scored by the RPL’s top scorer Cassierra (14 goals) and Spertsyan. Krasnodar has only two defeats in the championship — from CSKA (0:1) and Ural (1:3).
In the last two rounds before the pause, the Bulls beat Orenburg (2:1) and took revenge on CSKA (1:0). In the 19th round, the Bulls will meet Rubin in the south of the country. Butchi and Chernikov will not help in the match with Rubin due to too many mustard plasters, and Cordoba received a three-game suspension. In the 10th round, Krasnodar defeated Rubin (2:0), Cordoba and Olusegun scored goals.
Bookmakers believe that Krasnodar has excellent chances of winning RPL gold — if you believe in the success of the black and green, we recommend reading about bookmakers before choosing a bookmaker.
Ex-Zenit forward Alexander Kerzhakov does not believe in the Bulls’ potential championship – according to the former football player, Zenit has a stronger squad. Vedran Corluka, who played for Lokomotiv, is not so categorical — the former player of the Croatian national team believes that Zenit’s hegemony may come to an end. The season for the Bulls will end on May 25 with a game against Dynamo, and Ivic’s future fate may depend on the club’s final place. The Serbian coach’s contract expires, according to Transfermarkt, in December 2024.
Transfers and rumors
In the winter, Krasnodar signed a defender of the Colombian national team — 23-year-old Kevin Castaño signed a contract until the summer of 2028. The Bulls’ rookie played 7 games for the Coffees. His main competitors are Krasnodar graduate Chernikov (8 yellow cards) and 27-year-old Lenini, who in January was thinking about leaving the club due to lack of regular playing practice. There are rumors about the possible signing of Serbian winger Zivkovic from the Greek PAOK. Among the losses, midfielder Ilzat Akhmetov unexpectedly moved to Zenit. But Akhmetov, who played 9 matches for the Russian national team, started only 5 times this season.
Goalkeeper Agkatsev is on Spartak’s radar, but, according to Sport-Express, the transition will not take place earlier than the summer. And Juventus is carefully studying Spertsyan’s game – the top Serie A clubs have been hunting for the leader of the Armenian national team for a long time. Armenian Lokomotiv defender Nair Tiknizyan advises his colleague and compatriot to leave for Europe as soon as possible. A similar opinion is shared by Denis Popov, Alexander Mostovoy and Khoren Bayramyan.
Krasnodar tactics
Ivic has favored a 4-3-3 formation throughout the season. The Serbian coach departed from his favorite formation 4 times: 4-1-4-1 — with Baltika and Krylia Sovetov, 4-2-3-1 — with Orenburg and 5-3-2 — with CSKA. All these matches took place in the final period of the first part — from October to December. In the Russian Cup, Ivic used a 4-3-3 with a clearly attacking bias in all games. The main goalkeeper is Safonov (18 games), the foreign duo of Alonso-Tormen is in the center of defense (12 games in combination). Plus — Ivich reveals the talent of 19-year-old forward Koksharov, who can play for the Slovenian national team (place of birth — Celje).
Due to his anthropometry and appearance, Koksharov is compared to Manchester City forward Erling Haaland. In Krasnodar’s formations, a lot depends on midfielder Spertsyan and forward Cordoba, who was followed by Fulham and Crystal Palace in the winter (London Evening Standard). The Armenian and Colombian have 8 goals each. In addition, Eduard and John are the club’s best assistants, they have 4 assists each.
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