Zenit is eliminated from all trophy races almost every week. The team lost to Rubin; In the minds of many, this is the beginning of disaster. They then lost to Dynamo; well, this is definitely the end of hegemony. And then there is a tie with “Fakel”: how long can you last? If you read the fan chats, there are two opinions.
The first from Saint Petersburg (sad): it is time to throw out Sergei Semak along with all the Brazilian legionnaires, to play only with the Russians, because it is a shame. The second from the other regions (happy): Now Zenit will not benefit from their money, but they will finally be champions… There are discrepancies because they have not yet chosen them.
It is not clear where this sudden enthusiasm comes from. Have people stopped looking at the table?
In any case, this can be done easily by pressing a couple of buttons. We note the main thing: Zenit is still in first place, and the only change compared to mid-April, when St. Petersburg was crowned, is the points difference with second place. Then there were four, now there is one. Then there was room for error, now there isn’t. Although they were not there against Fakel and Dynamo, Zenit still did not win. The team has been living the reality of being surpassed for two days. But nobody does this. Maybe they just can’t? But this is unlikely to be the case.
Now let’s be honest. Does anyone think that blue-white-blue will continue to give gifts like this? Many people understand that a crisis happens to all teams. He arrived in St. Petersburg at the end of spring. This is an unpredictable story. Two similar moments already happened during the season: in September, when they lost twice in a row. And at the end of November, beginning of December, there were failures with Dynamo and Loko. But it is interesting what the reaction was to the disastrous periods: in the fall, six wins in seven games. At the beginning of spring: five wins in seven.
RPL Round 27 Team:
RPL matchday 27 team. Heroes of Dynamo and conquerors of Zenit with Krasnodar
Yes, according to various statistics, Zenit is going through a terrible spring. And the choice of tactics to play as number two against the “Torch” still causes a big surprise. When you play against the poorest team in the league and you fight back, it’s strange. But if on June 2 Zenit celebrates winning the Russian Cup and wins the championship first, no one will remember how it was done. What will remain is the result, not the crises that the coaching staff will have to face.
The people of St. Petersburg are used to such moments. It is rare that a season goes by without bad moments. Yes, now it’s an important part of the season. But at the same time, Zenit does not lose anything. And everything still depends on him. Here, by the way, are the words of Sergei Semak. From them you can’t tell that there is panic in the team and that everyone is already preparing to lose the two trophies they are fighting for.
Sergey Semak
Zenit coach
“The Championship is a championship and the Cup is a Cup, where we had a great rotation. But if we take the matches where we play against teams that defend deep, then our attacking play has worsened. As for the results, all the matches are different from each other. Somewhere we really lack attacking action, somewhere we lack execution, like in the last few games. There is only one algorithm: keep working. Now our schedule is a little simpler, we have the opportunity to breathe a little, work a little in training. The work is interesting, the most interesting is yet to come. We hope that the fruits of our work bring positive results.”
In this whole story, there are big questions for Zenit’s competitors. How many chances should Krasnodar and Dynamo be given to do at least something to win the RPL? Well, Krasnodar also had problems in early spring. But isn’t that why they change coaches, to resolve them and get back into the race? Apparently not. Sometimes they do it for style. So no questions were asked. Dinamo also had excellent chances of taking first place a long time ago. But it’s hard to catch up when you’re also losing three games in a row.
“Zenith”: a shame or not?
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“I understand why they shout those things about Zenit.” “Fakel” has a very brilliant captain!
It is clear that this trophy hack is the strangest and most ridiculous of the last six years. A championship that no one seems to want to win. But if Zenit does this, no one will be surprised. As always, they will talk about countless amounts of money, legionnaires, judges and so on. Although it must be admitted: other clubs are not willing to fight even at the level of the weakened hegemonic power.
The team can also win the Cup. It is very close to the Superfinal. If this happens, Semak will achieve the first coaching hat trick of his career.
Not a bad motivation to work actively for the remaining two weeks.
