On this weekend, the 31st Football Championship starts. It is interesting to follow him. At least because such local talents are broken out of it, like (Lokomotiv) and Schucharin (CSKA). And you can also remember about Korornilenko, Kalacheva, Gurenko and other legends of the RPL. What intrigues are waiting for the viewer in the season-2021 and as teams were preparing for him, tells the sports observer "Eurasia.Expert" Sergey Melnik.
Immediately we note: there was some risk that the championship will begin with 15 teams, since the "Goroda" ceased to exist. According to the sports principle, the league was to be replenished with "Krumkachi", which actively support the Belarusian protest: their players and they themselves fell under the distribution of a local riot. For various reasons of the "Voronov", which took third place in the second division, were not taken to the highest league, and they invited Smorgon, finishing the sixth. It is also noteworthy that almost all Belarusian fan clubs supported protests and refused to visit the championship matches. Nevertheless, it will be renewed in a planned manner.
Golden Soligorsky Shakhtar
In the season 2020, Shakhtar for the first time in 15 years has managed to become a champion of Belarus. Recall, everything was solved in the last round. The fate of gold depended on two matches: "Shakhtar" - "Minsk" and "Dynamo" - BATE. Borisovskam needed to beat the opponent, and they would definitely become champions. The Soligorsk Club remained to hope to dry the opponent and on his victory. Bate did not manage to replay "Dynamo", and here Shakhtar himself until the 90th minute played a draw with Minsk (2: 2). But on the 92nd, a little miracle happened: the runners scored the Golden Ball and led the team to the championship, and the players received at least a million dollar premium.On transfers in winter, Soligarcs were spent no less and acquired the following players:
- Dembo Darbo (22 years old, forward, Zambia, "Shkows") - $ 700 thousand;
- Ocean Eze (27 years old, midfielder, Nigeria, "Chukaric") - $ 300 thousand;
- Shazodbeck Ubaidullaev (23 years old, Forward, Uzbekistan, Metallurg Bekabad) - $ 150 thousand;
- Walle Ahmedi (26 years old, midfielder, Albania, "Skand region-79") - $ 100 thousand;
Tracts in Belarusian standards are simply incredible, especially, given the fact that Shakhtar is a state club sponsored by Belaruscalia.
Darbo stands out, which in 18 matches of the Northern Macedonia championship scored 16 goals. Awesome statistics! Let's see if the Zambian will also show himself in the Belarusian fields.
It is worth mentioning the free agents who signed Soligorsk:
- Igor Stasevich (35 years old, midfielder, BATE);
- Egor Filipenko (32 years old, defender, BATE);
- Sergey Blueberry (32 years old, goalkeeper, "Goroda");
- Paul Zakelin (25 years old, midfielder, "Neman");
- Gleb Shevchenko (22 years old, goalkeeper, "Slavia");
It is so historically developed that Belarusian footballers calendar from the club to the club as free agents. Shakhtar signed experienced fighters from Bate - Stasevich and Filipenko. The first and at all could be the legend of the club and get a T-shirt under the vaults of Borisov-Arena. Now it is already impossible. Interestingly, in the Super Cup of Belarus, Stasevich and Filipenko helped the Soligorgans to get a trophy, reheaking the "yellow-blue".
Also, the Goluxer Blueberry, who played the team, slain, was joined to the "miners", who had a great season in Neman, and the "limit" Shevchenko. Recall that from the season-2021, Belarusian clubs in the Higher League are required to produce in the minimum of one player in 1999 and the younger. For Shakhtar, with its significant Rostrome, this can be a problem. In any case, a team with such a selection of performers is one of the main challengers to the championship.
Fresh emotion: BATE with new coach Zhukovsky
BATE two seasons in a row remains without champion: In 2019, the Brest "Dynamo" confidently bypassed "yellow-blue", and in 2020, as we mentioned, Borisovitsa themselves stumbled with Minsk Dynamo, and Shakhtar practically picked up championship. The club management understood that you need to change something and invited a new coach.
Vitaly Zhukovsky became them, 10 years worked in a less status "stock". It is noteworthy that he was not the first choice of the Bosses of the Club. The coach was already one day in Bate, however, in the role of a player. Back in 2001, 20 years ago, Zhukovsky from Torpedo-Maz switched to Dubl Bate, held two seasons there and even Captain. When Vitaly has already been 17 years old, the current head coach of the Zhodian Torpedo, Yuri Puntus (then he trained BATE) translated it into the basis. The football player had good prospects, but he got the most complex knee injury and did not manage to continue his career.
The coach of 10 years worked in "Islotchi" from the Minsk district and from the team of the second league made it a strong middle aged "Tishka" fighting for the top 5.
The best achievement of "wolves" was the fifth place in the 2019 season. From his native Logova, Vitaly Leonidovich took with him the defenders of Lazarchik (20 years old) and fisherman (37 years old) in Bate.
BATE can no longer compete on finance with Shakhtar, so invites more affordable football players. Interestingly, the Ministry of Sports initially did not issue "yellow-blue" permits for conducting fees abroad. The official reason is Coronavirus. But what caused the reason in fact, we can only guess.
It is noteworthy that when the boss club Andrei Kapsky took an invitation to visit the All-Belarusian People's Assembly, where Lukashenko discussed the country's development plan, Bate was able to go to the collection. And went to Turkey. The first match of the season was played by Shakhtar in the Super Cup, but for the place of the best in the BATE championship will definitely compete.
Minsk lull: Dynamo secret training
Last season, Dynamo took the sixth place in the championship. This finish became the lowest since 2007 - then Minsk resident became eighth. Last year, as a whole, Dynamo was not the most successful. With the famous Leonid Kuchok, the capital club played closed defensive football with a minimum of moments. Also, the coach remembered very few-seeded press conferences. Kuchuk will not change the traditions in 2021An employed fact: "Dynamo" held the most closed preseason among all the top teams of the championship. Leonid Stanislavovich prohibited the press service to give any information about sparring, there were no text broadcasts.
Moreover, Minsk resident not only did not conduct the broadcasts of matches, but also forbade it to make rivals. There is information that the specialist even asked to leave the games of Instat employees who collected statistics for their company. And even the videos for internal use were able to remove workers not all rivals.
Some Belarusian experts call Dynamo with the shadow favorite for the championship. The team has a really good selection of football players: pupils of kislyak and bulls returned to the club, which will concrete the center of the field. The goalkeeper Khatkevich ("Islok"), defender of Naumov (Zhetysu) and Shakhtar midfielders (Shakhtar) and PO (Torpedo) joined them. The composition is quite combatable, but, knowing the instability of the Minsk "Dynamo", making any forecasts for the season prematurely.
Brest Cockling: "Ruh" and "Dynamo"
Back in 2019, the Brest "Dynamo" won the championship, and now barely collects the composition to simply fix it in the highest league. It seems that just over a year has passed since the event, but everything changed from the legs. Dynamo Boss Alexander Zaitsev moved to another Brest team - "Ruh". The thing is that Ruch is a private club, and there the functioner has great opportunities for creativity than in the State Dynamo.
Interestingly, 8 football players flew from Dynamo in Ruch: Golkaper Pavlyuchenko, defenders of Yuzpchuk, Kiki, Pisin, Midfielders of Twue, Laptev, Bakai and Forward Laptev. In the opposite direction in Dynamo, Golkaper Stepanov went, defender Gaidikuchik, midfielders Sibilev and Oshkevich (both - rent).
It is noteworthy that even Children's Academy "Dynamo" moved in Ruch.
Experts are still doubted that "Ruh" will be able to compete for the championship. However, we note that the team has an impressive Rostutor. We can add a defender of William, midfielders of buckwheat and end, as well as the new coach of Cyril Alshevsky. The club has everything to compete for the top 3.
Do not write down the Zhodinskoye Torpedo, which at the end of last season broke the bronze medals. As for Dynamo, the team will be hard to fight for the previous positions. According to the composition, the club can count on a place in the second eight. As will eventually, will show the season that starts this Friday.
Sergey Melnik, Sports Observer