You should not scold only Smolova – Sport Mail.Ru

But the longer the Smolov series is this version. Half a year is too much. If a crisis arises from scratch, then it is a priori frivolous, pbading quickly. So, a reason is there. Probably, it's a loss of motivation. All the rumors of the offseason on the possible transfer of Smolov to one of the European clubs. Fedor himself wants to leave, but each time something breaks down. And he stays in the capital of Kuban

In no case do I want to offend anyone. The city and the club are incredible! That's my belfry. But put yourself in Smolov's shoes. Three seasons in a row, he becomes the top Russian striker, with all his might to help the team, but does not win anything. But I want it. And not only trophies, but also a change of situation. In "Krasnodar" he has proved everything, he has reached his highest level, and to go further, you have to go to another club.

Smolov is exhausted in Smolov – it's a version. The other seems less pleasant – Fedor lowered his demands and cleared himself completely. You can remember how, leaving the field in the match with "Anji", he addressed to the stands several unprintable offensive words. Or how, after a wrong card, allegedly for simulation in a match with Arsenal, the Internet has exploded and led through the referee Chistyakov and in Russian football.

QUESTIONS TO CHURCHESOV

Cherchesov must have seen all this. Well, maybe not everything, but the condition – that's for sure. Shortly before the coaching team was the question – to take Smolov to the World Cup or not. Not to take the tournament the top scorer in recent years was very stupid. The mistake is that with Smolov Cherchesov did not take anybody yet. For example, in place of one of the Miranchuk brothers, who, as the tournament shows, still has not counted.

Only two attackers reached the final application of the team. In this, there was no room for the young Chalov, who became the top scorer of the Premier League in the spring. Yes, the guy is raw, unstable and all that. And then, in May, the decision not to include in the application of the 20-year-old army the man understood everything. But no one knew that the team would go so far, would play for 120 minutes, and the main striker would not be fit.

But now we know how it happened. Dzuba has become the main central striker and with this role has coped brilliantly. But Dziuba is not a machine: he does a lot of work and, of course, he gets tired. And instead of him comes an unprepared football player, because there is no one else. Although this is a controversial issue: you can put Cheryshev and Alexei Miranchuk on the edge. But the point is not that. And in the fact that Cherchesov, determine the application, in my opinion, was wrong.

Fyodor Smolov and Artem Dzyuba at the World Championships

He was even more deceived about the tournament itself. Seeing in what form Smolov he still puts him to beat a penalty. With Spain, lucky – the shot was a little, but the ball jumped. And with the Croats, it was very painful and hurtful. Why should I name a football player who is obviously not himself? Whose fault? Of course, coach. But who will now criticize Cherchesova? It is more practical to shoot arrows at the player.

This first . And on the other hand, Smolov is not integrated into the team game. In "Krasnodar" he looks much brighter, even when he is not in shape. And that is not how someone says that everyone plays at the club. And the fact that the "Krasnodar" is a completely different style: he likes to tinker with the ball, play a short pbad, compose something difficult. "Bulls" plays in a positional attack, and in such a game Smolov clearly feels more at ease.

Someone will oppose – but he was scoring for the national team, Spain at the end of 2017. Certainly. But in the control matches, the Russian team did not play … what she played at the World Championships. In the sparring was more open, the football bold, despite the clbad of opponents. But at the World Championships in all matches, even with Saudi Arabia, the team gave the ball and the territory.

In summary, there is no clear answer to the question of what happened to Smolov. Everything in a complex. Not the best form. Inappropriate game style. And, apparently, some changes in the player himself. All of this has led to such consequences. There are questions for both the striker and the head coach. Well, life does not stop there, and Smolov will have the opportunity to rehabilitate himself.