The midfielder of Kaliningrad's "Baltika" team, Andrey Mendel, shared his thoughts on the team's promotion to the top league, the challenging match schedule, and the upcoming match against Moscow's "Spartak" in an exclusive interview with the website "Evro-Futbol.Ru". This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
According to him, the promotion to the top league is not an easy process, but they have accomplished this task and have now adapted to the Russian Premier League. It is believed that the "Dinamo" team is one of the main contenders for the gold medals, but this opinion was not fully confirmed in the match played against "Baltika".
The team did not allow the opponent to showcase their game. In the second round, "Baltika" will play against "Spartak".
Mendel states that they strive to win every match, but time will show what the result will be. In the initial ten rounds, seven matches were away, making the schedule complicated, but sometimes such a situation can be beneficial.
There is no possibility to influence this situation. "Baltika" has played very well in the FNL, almost undefeated.
It is believed that this winning spirit will also help in the Premier League. The team recently defeated "Zenit" in a friendly match, which is considered a significant achievement.
This victory has instilled confidence in the team. Although there are thoughts that their mood might be low in the match against "Dinamo", Mendel emphasized that such a situation is more about their own success.
The opening match between "Dinamo" and "Baltika" ended in a 1:1 draw. This marked the beginning of the new season.
