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Let's do this: We have already played the worst match of the championship. Groped, so to speak, bottom, from which we now need to build on and prove it match after match, that it's not so bad. Moreover, this must be done in the first home game, in front of his fans.
The object of encroachment is much more serious: Novosibirsk "Locomotive", bronze medalist of the last championship. It's like stepping onto the tracks in front of a steam locomotive and not remaining Anna Karenina.. try?
Lokomotiv played the first round in Novy Urengoy, defeating the local Moscow youth, who is next in line for a visit to Surgut. But for now about Loko. Quite major changes took place there in the off-season with potential that is still unclear. The legionnaires have left: Simeon Nikolov as a rising star to his brother in Italy, Sam Daru recovering potential after illness in Turkey. And if they found a replacement for Dar last season in the person of Fedor Voronkov, then Nikolov was replaced by a rather descending star, Argentinian Luano De Cecco.
maybe, not everyone remembers, but De Cekko already played in the Superliga, at the beginning of his career, back in 2009-2010, for Kaliningrad Dynamo-Yantar. Now we're dealing with a legend, whose conditioning and ability to surprise the physically powerful Russian Super League remain in question. In any case, watching him play is a volleyball gourmet experience., and if something goes wrong, then in this particular match this is unlikely to upset us. Egor Krechetov, who came from Kuzbass, insures the veteran, already earned the nickname De Krechet.
Another loss for Lokomotiv - two top players leaving the center of the net at once. Long-time captain of Novosibirsk Ilyas Kurkaev is trying to find new motivation in Kazan, and another one of his own pupils who has just taken to the wing, Yuri Brazhnyuk went to Sosnovy Bor as part of the Fedor Voronkov exchange deal. But the margin of safety in this position at Loko is serious: remained, perhaps, Russia's best middle blocker Dmitry Lyzik and another young talent, Mikhail Vishnyakov. Well-known people in Surgut have also been assigned to help: Denis Chereysky and Egor Yakutin.
In other lines of Novosibirsk stability and comfort: Omar Kurbanov, Fedor Voronkov and Alexander Kostadinov, who returned from a loan in Surgut, close out the final game, Rajab Shakhbanmirzaev is responsible for the fast diagonal, Ilya Kazachenkov - for powerful. Sergey Melkozerov and Semyon Krivitchenko, like last season, divide reception and defense.
Separately, two words about Kostadinov: Plamen Konstantinov, releasing the player to Surgut, I didn’t really believe in the Novosibirsk graduate, talked about, that acceptance is innate, etc.. But Alexander at Gazprom-Yugra proved, that he is capable of much - we will watch with interest the continuation of his career. Plus for Surgut karma: we are still strong in revealing, confirmation and launch into orbit, the same Rajab will not let you lie.
However, our task is not to prepare players for Lokomotiv, and beat them, whoever they are. clear, that top clubs are tough for us only on a good day, and this one from last season, eg, there was one, in Tula. But who knows?, can, after the defeat in Nizhny Novgorod, our players will want to say something to the fans on the court?
