Spartak Moscow

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FC Nizhny Novgorod 1 - 2 Spartak Moscow

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2022/2023

Spartak Moscow

In

Christopher Martins Pereira (mid) Young Boys; Anton Zinkovskiy (att) Krylia Sovetov; Maciej Rybus (def) Lokomotiv Moscow; Jordan Larsson (att) AIK - end of loan; Guus Til (mid) Feyenoord - end of loan; Alex Kral (mid) West Ham - end of loam; Ezequiel Ponce (att) Elche - end of loan; Pedro Rocha (att) Athletico-PR - end of loan; Maksim Glushenkov (att) Krylia Sovetov - end of loan; Reziuan Mirzov (att) Khimki - end of loan; Ilya Gaponov (def) Krylia Sovetov - end of loan; Oston Urunov (mid) Ufa - end of loan.

Out

Ezequiel Ponce (att) Elche; Guus Till (mid) PSV Eindhoven; Maksim Glushenkov (att) Krylia Sovetov; Ilya Gaponov (def) Krylia Sovetov; Zelimkhan Bakaev (r) (mid) Zenit; Reziuan Mirzov (att) Khimki; Ilya Kutepov (def) Torpedo Moscow; Stepan Oganesyan (att) Orenburg - on loan; Konstantin Shiltsov (mid) Pari NN - on loan; Fanil Sungatulin (mid) Ural - on loan; Nikita Bakalyuk (mid) Arsenal Tula - on loan; Ilya Svinov (gk) Fakel - on loan; Maksim Laykin (mid) Neftekhimik - on loan; Nikolay Tolstopyatov (def) KamAZ - on loan; Ilya Golosov (def) Kuban - on loan; Jordan Larsson (att) - released; Samuel Gigot (def) Marseille - end of loan; Christopher Martins Pereira (mid) Young Boys - end of loan.

A disappointing campaign for Spartak Moscow last season as they finished in tenth place after finishing in second the season prior under Domenico Tedesco. Tedesco left to coach RB Leipzig and his replacement Rui Vitoria was sacked in December. Paolo Vanoli came in and did see his side improve their performances in the league as well as reach the final of the Russian Cup where they defeated rivals Dinamo Moscow. Former Basel head coach Guille Abascal will take over duties for Spartak for the upcoming season. There should not be too many changes to the starting line up for Spartak Moscow to start the season here. Christopher Martins Pereira has joined permanently after impressing on loan last term. Alex Kral may also rejoin the side following the end of his loan so midfield seems to be a strength here. Spartak will be hoping new addition Anton Zinkovskiy can add some much needed firepower going forward as he looks to add to his four goals and nine assists for Krylia Sovetov in the league last term. Maciej Rybus also adds some experience at the back. Players from Spartak 2 are also likely to join the squad and add depth. Samuel Gigot has left the club permanently now and he will be a big miss at the back. Central defence appears to be a weakness and may need to add more here later in the summer.

Target

Spartak Moscow will be aiming for a much improved season this time around and they have the squad to do so. A top half finish is a necessity.

Season Review

2020/2021

№2: Spartak Moscow

Spartak were very quiet last summer and coach Tedesco opted to trust mainly players already in the squad in what was his last season in charge as the German announced from as early as November that he won’t be extending his stay in Russia past this season. The start to the campaign was great (W8 D3 L1) and up until December Spartak were the best away team in the league. Ponce and Larsson formed great partnership in attack and both scored many goals in 2020. Meanwhile, after joining on loan for round 11, Moses immediately became key figure on the right flank. Spartak probably lost their realistic title chances on each side of the winter break when they suffered 3 consecutive defeats against direct rivals – Sochi, Zenit and Rubin. However, smart strengthening in the winter months saw ex-Spartak super star Promes added to the ranks and also, after half a season plagued by injuries, Sobolev recovered during long winter break and he was the main partner for Larsson in 2021. Still the qualification for Europe was hanging on the balance and when back-to-back defeats were suffered in rounds 25 and 26 Spartak dropped out of the top 4. However, 10 points from their last 4 games proved enough not only for place in Europe, but also for Champions League spot. Yet to find new manager and only when such is appointed in will be clearer which direction the transfer activity in the summer will move. In any case Spartak would find it very hard to keep their Player of the Season Larsson with Dortmund already placing offer for his services.