Introducing the opponent: "kindergarten" with teeth
The first two rounds of the Russian Championship gave Gazprom-Yugra the opportunity to replenish their points reserve, ahead - a battle test in Novy Urengoy. Save Fakel-Yamal its last year’s leaders, Babkevich with Dineikin, and we could talk about this team’s claims to a place in the top four. However, human resources potential, annually replenished by our own talented youth, still allows the Novy Urengoy team to stay afloat and bite the leaders.
So, in the first two rounds in NUR they were bitten, but the capital's Dynamo and St. Petersburg's Zenit were released with a victory. The third home round in a row suggests easier prey for Fakel in the form of the Surgut team, but the ball remains round, and the platform is level. About a year ago, Gazprom-Yugra almost “robbed” the country’s gas capital, driving in Novy Urengoy 2:0. Then there was a chase of the owners and 16:18 in the tiebreaker - and then Dineykin was there too, and Babkevich.
Sure, and Gazprom-Yugra has changed a lot since then, so last year’s example is good only as a historical reference - you can and should fight with the “Torch”. Fakel's third home tour in a row is not such a big advantage for the team, permanently based in the Moscow region. Got used to the hall, but a certain weariness from life in the hotel has probably accumulated. Yes, and two Argentines, libero Santiago Danani and setter Matias Giruado, the lingering autumn weather of Novy Urengoy hardly adds to the mood.
It's all little things, not even details, and the details, but they also matter. Also important, Will central blocker Alexey Kovalchuk be able to be discharged from the hospital for the game against Surgut?, prominent figure in the team. Vitaly Dikarev and Nikita Krot cope, but rotation won't hurt either. But it appeared diagonally with the recovery of Korney Enns. Nikita Morozov, who was written off in the offseason, continues to thank the club for its trust, but sometimes it’s also useful for him to look at the site from the outside.
In doigrovku, Yes and, perhaps, in the team as a whole, the place of leader was firmly occupied by the day before yesterday’s junior and MVP of the Youth League Vasily Kapranov (2005 g.r). With the departure of Dineykin, a place on the site was freed up for Klim Mozzhukhin (2004 points were obtained by the birthday boy Kirillov -), transferred from ASK. Andrey Kvochko “supports” them (2005 points were obtained by the birthday boy Kirillov -) and MVP of the Youth League last season Matvey Pipunyrov (2003 points were obtained by the birthday boy Kirillov -). Add Enns here (2002 points were obtained by the birthday boy Kirillov -) and Morozova (2002 points were obtained by the birthday boy Kirillov -) – and get the famous Novy Urengoy “kindergarten”, which is capable of taking out almost any rival gang for a walk. And what “glues” the team together is the experience of those two Argentines: Danani is one of the best in his role on a global scale, and Giraudo leads the “kids” into battle very skillfully and in an adult manner.
Therefore, you can beat “Fakel”, offering them the same truly adult volleyball. Maxim Kirillov should think about this first of all, showing certain symptoms of growing pains. I have questions for Max about tactics as well., and in terms of transmission quality, his uneven play is naturally transmitted to the team - as a result, we have a swing like in the match with Neftyanik. At the same time, Kirillov looks quite confident for quite long stretches, folds creatively, “cutting off” the opponent’s block: I'd like to, so that these segments last for the entire duration of the match. clear, that Maxim goes through a difficult path of becoming, Igor Kobzar took place in Surgut at one time. And somewhere the team even consciously takes risks, for the sacrifice, allowing young talent to grow. But it’s important to maintain some balance here., which is quite possible with Artem Ivanov entering the venue, as we were convinced of in the same match with Neftyanik.
