All the first major transfers with CSKA’s participation in the current transfer window were on the way: Jesús Medina, Baktiyor Zainutdinov and Jorge Carrascal. The depth of the army team composition before that was not so great, but after the departure of several major players, the problem became very serious.
At first they tried to solve it with the help of Víctor Dávila, from the Mexican championship, adding variation to the attack. And now the Muscovites are trying to reinforce other lines, notably with the help of Red Bull Bragantino’s Brazilian winger Juninho Capixaba.
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Versatility can be considered one of the main advantages of the newcomer to CSKA – he can plow the entire left edge and play as a central defender. Bragantino’s coach even tried him once this season in midfield, but Juninho still brings the most benefit in the destroyer role. And this is now the most relevant for the capital team, which has been out for six consecutive games.
It is a mistake to assume that all Brazilian footballers know how to attack very well, the strengths of the army rookie are precisely his defensive skills. In 19 games in the National Championship, he only has two goals and one assist, but he does an excellent job in his direct duties, thanks to which he has become one of the best players on the team this season.
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Where will Vladimir Fedotov use the newcomer? Considering that CSKA plays with three central defenders, the option arises to replace the weakest and oldest of them, Kirill Nababkin, with a Brazilian. Except that he plays right center and Juninho is used to playing closer to the left side of the field, so some changes will be necessary in this case.
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You can also imagine Capixaba on the left flank of midfield, where Ivan Oblyakov appears most often now. But these are two completely different players in terms of functionality: the Brazilian gravitates towards defense, while the Russian, on the contrary, tends to run towards attack. Consequently, the variation with a foreigner can be useful in matches with strong opponents, when it is more important to play correctly in defense. Well, or in a situation where you want to keep the winning score.
Interestingly, recently, in January, Bragantino paid Gremio only 400 thousand euros for him, so the figure of 5.5 million seems like some kind of overpayment. On the other hand, it is quite normal that a player needs to be drawn to RPL. In addition, CSKA now has little time to get stronger, and high-quality newcomers are needed like air.
