We were riding champion
On Saturday, "Gazprom-Ugra" will play in the "Premier Arena" with the current Russian champion, Kemerovo "Kuzbass". Kemerovchane and this season looks very impressive - lost only the Novosibirsk "Locomotive", but they took over both the "Zenith" and procured a ticket to the Final Four of the Russian Cup.
The current "Kuzbass" created by Thomas Sammelvyuo, suddenly converted to the St. Petersburg "Zenith". Last year's champion squad is in place - if you take those, who solved problems on the site. The only dot interspersed off-season (yet again, if you do not take into account the rotation in the square of spares) - the appearance of an experienced Evgeny Sivozhelez. Doigrovschik - the irony of fate! - moved from the banks of the Neva, looking forward to working with Sammelvuo, without any expectation, that the coach will proceed in the opposite direction.
Nevertheless, and Gray iron, and others, it seems, made contact with a new coach, Romanian George Krecu. Another smile of the inscrutable ways of the Lord - Cretsa was fired from Belogorye a couple of years ago due to the defeat in the Russian Cup from ... Kuzbass. Is it worth talking about the feelings of the coach, who now with "Kuzbass" won a ticket to the Final Four of the Cup of the country in ... Belgorod?
However, all these curious twists and turns have little to do with the upcoming game in Surgut. Is that the good mood of "Kuzbass" will play a plus for Kemerovo residents. What can go wrong? Possibly fatigue.. Unlike Gazprom-Ugra, "Kuzbass" played the match of the sixth round on Wednesday. Together with the rival - Ufa "Ural" - the club had a hard time getting home from Belgorod, missed booked flights due to fog. And almost immediately went to Surgut. Given a very tight calendar, as well as the upcoming Champions League debut, we can expect a fairly wide rotation of Kemerovo residents on the site. When, of course, if the opponent allows it.
Start the game "Kuzbass", but, combat strength. And it has a question, perhaps, only one - Sivozhelez or Karpukhov? Another possible intrigue with the release of Tavasiev, who is gaining form. The rest of the faces are known, roles have long been assigned. Igor Kobzar and Viktor Poletaev have recently been iron players of the Russian national team, here, on which the game of the team is attached. Two more points of support - the central blocker Dmitry Pashitsky, who, upon obtaining Russian citizenship, will surely knock loudly on the door of the national team, and libero Lauri Kerminen, which the, Unfortunately, does not claim our citizenship. In doigrovku, which for some reason is considered to be almost the weak link of Kuzbass, also entirely collections - current, past, potential.
One could write, that it will be difficult for Gazprom-Ugra in a match with such an opponent, but actually no. What to lose? We must go out and diligently bite the favorite, what does the role of an underdog oblige. At the same time, it would be good to change the burden of responsibility for the desire to show oneself.. In terms of the total level of skill, we are inferior - which means we need to add multiplication by character to the addition of individual qualities. And let's see, what happens.
