Cross the Yenisei
New Year, new round of the championship - we start all over again, except for the postponed game with the capital Dynamo. At the start of the championship, in Krasnoyarsk, we gave in 0:3, although they had a chance to catch on in the first set, and then - who knows?. Yenisei, lost the strike trio Murashko-Bocharov-Dmitriev in the off-season, to the surprise of many, became at least no worse and presented a certain surprise with a “plus” sign.
Resources were also found inside, and outside. Internal reserves – revived Vitaly Fetsov (and I wrote about this in the pre-season forecast!) and Ruslan Galimov, consistently reliable Konstantin Osipov, Sergey Busel, Alexander Yanutov and Co., Maxim Kreskin, who sparkled with new colors and pipe. External – Yuri Tsepkov and Slovenian Ziga Stern fit perfectly into the ensemble. In the external direction, not everything has worked yet, in the shadows Evgeny Rybakov and Denis Shenkel and this, by the way, shadow potential of the team.
“Yenisei” looks solid, plays variably - here Osipov and Kreskin offer different interpretations of the game. The first one likes to tear the block across the width of the grid, the second is a fan of the “pipeline” in the center, both are confident in themselves and the team. The New Year's defeat in Ufa dimmed the impression a little, which the Enisey coaching staff described as the worst game of the season. We have to think, conclusions were drawn and Olivier did not burden the team’s karma too much.
Conclusions have probably been drawn here after the defeat to Gorky.. Everything is there, in fact, hanging by a thread, but it shouldn’t have been brought to this point - Nizhny Novgorod residents are extremely stubborn in tense endings. What has been done, that's done, ahead of "Yenisei", forcing which is a task at least no less difficult. But there is a feeling, that we have a slightly greater chance of fulfilling it. Will explain, why.
The game with Gorky showed that the opponent must not only be respected, but also hit with all your might. Basically, this is the best way to express your respect. You need to be ready for the game, namely - to that, that every prank can turn into a battle, which you can lose, but you can't give it up without a fight. If these conclusions on a mental level were taken away from the last match 2025 of the year, then the defeat was not in vain.
According to game schemes and tactical ideas, we must be well prepared: semi-championship behind, information sea. Option A, option B, option B. Physical condition is difficult to assess, but we're home, and for a long time, Krasnoyarsk away, this is at least fifty-fifty. In terms of player skill, Yenisey’s range of opportunities is a little wider, but not critical. We need to stabilize the yield from digestible finishing, this is a really sore spot. hope, plantain attached. Come up with, what to do with an organized block, whom, anyway, there will be a lot.
It is customary to start the New Year with optimism, I see no reason to change traditions. Let's finish the salads and come together to the Premier Arena Sports Complex, fortunately Monday is not a hindrance - holidays. Let's start 2026 together, let's make noise, let's get sick, Let's recharge ourselves with positive emotions, that, I'm sure, our volleyball players will give us.
