The President of PFC CSKA Evgeny Giner commented
on the firs t part of the Premier League-2009.
Evgeny Giner Photo SPORT EXPRESS
In the study of the CSKA President there is a new trophy
- the Russian Cup that was given to the club forever after they won it
for the fifth time in seven years.
It is not yet clear whether CSKA also win gold medals of the championship,
third in the time of Giner, but the club missed the chance to occupy the
leading position before the break in the tournament losing to FC Moskva
in the matchday 12.
"At the moment everything is ok," summed up Giner the first
part of the Premier League-2009. "We have already won two trophies
- Russian Cup and Supercup and in the championship taking into account
lost points we are among the leaders."
"We have 19 matches ahead and I am sure that the situation in the
table standings will change and probably not even once."
"We can focus on the national League and try to prepare as best as
we can during the break for in the autumn we are starting in the Champions
League."
"This season is very interesting, there is no clear leader and supporters
always like this kind of state."
"I know that CSKA lost four matches out of eleven but for me these
interim results don't matter much. Most important is that we should win
the place we want at the end of the season."
"According to my experience the champion's schedule is something
like 30 points for one round - this means about 60 points on the whole
during the tournament."
"And moreover this year even fewer can be sufficient for till now
there is no leader with a huge gap in points."
"The game with Rostov was really bad for us, but in the defeats to
Kuban and Tom the team looked well but we failed to convert good moments."
"I don't want to seek any excuses after all what's lost is lost.
I can only say for sure that in the coming matches against those opponents
CSKA will look differently."
"Zico has fully adapted to Russia and to the team. The players understand
perfectly what the coach wants from them, and the atmosphere in the team
is wonderful."
"In the summer there can be some changes in the squad. And I am used
to hearing a lot of rumors around our club."
"If you believe them we sold Zhirkov, Vagner Love and a couple of
other players a long time ago."
"I even saw in one of the newspapers allegedly my commentary on the
transfer of Ignashevits to AC Milan or Everton, don't remember for sure."
"And I never told anything of the kind. Sometimes I wonder who can
only fabricate such rumors."
"Our club is really holding negotiations about several players I
won't announce anything till everything is over and done with."
"We are going to buy new players only if somebody leaves. At the
moment the team is full staffed. Taking into account the youth we are
even over-manned a bit."
"That is why we decided to put several players on loan. People must
play or they will start degrading."
"At the moment Zhirkov is a CSKA man and I cannot discuss his transfer
only in conjunctive mood. But of such a player costs a lot for his high
class arouses no doubts."
