Nikolic criticized Abbasbek Faizullaev for his mistake!

CSKA, which participates in the Russian Premier League, is seriously preparing for the second half of the season. As part of the preparatory phase, the "army" team competed with the country's strongest club "Zenit" in the Winter Cup of the Russian Premier League.

The main time of the match, which was held in Abu Dhabi, ended in a draw with the score 2:2. St. Petersburg equalized in the last minute of the game due to a mistake by Abbasbek Fayzullaev. The winner was determined in a penalty shootout. Abbasbek failed to score from the penalty spot.

Our 21-year-old striker spoke about the preparation process, changes in the team, his new task, and CSKA's goals for the current season.

- Winter training camps are always difficult, because there are a lot of loads, the training sessions are very complex. We are preparing for the championship. I think the preparation is going very well.

We have switched to a new game scheme and are now focusing on mastering it, it will take some time to get used to it. According to the new scheme, we will have more possession of the ball.

My position has changed. I have never attacked from the inside of the field to this extent before. I have played in this style before for the Uzbekistan national team.

I try to give my all in the game, but at the moment the coach is playing me in the number 8 position. I have been playing as the number 10 since childhood and I felt quite comfortable there. I can say that I am discovering new sides of myself now. If given time, I will learn to play effectively in this position in the attack scheme.

I think that after the training camps we will start playing well and will manage to get into the top three in the championship. We also want to win prizes. We can surprise in the spring. Two years ago, the team was in 5th-6th place in the winter and finished the championship in second place. Everything is possible, - said Abbasbek Fayzullaev.

It is worth noting that CSKA head coach Marko Nikolic did not ignore the fact that Abbasbek Fayzullaev made a mistake in the last seconds of the game with Zenit, which led to a draw, and criticized our legionnaire.

- Our game with Zenit was very difficult. It may have been a bit boring for the spectators, but I liked the team's enthusiasm. There were a lot of fights and violations on the field. If everyone had taken it easy now, it would have seemed strange. Because there is still a month before the championship resumes.

I didn't like the fact that we conceded a goal in the last minute. Abbasbek lost the ball for three seconds. In football, it's all about the little things like that," said Marko Nikolic.

CSKA is in sixth place in the league table, having scored 31 points in 18 matches in the first half of the season.

Abbasbek Fayzullaev himself has played 23 matches in all competitions this season, scoring three goals and providing six assists. Follow “Zamin” news on “Telegram”