Sergey Balakhnin, the former head coach of Russia's Rostov team, emphasized in an interview with Euro-Futbol.ru that the Rostov team used the right tactics when playing against Zenit in the first round of the Russian Premier League. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
According to him, the Zenit team forced Rostov into their tactics at a certain moment in the game. Once the hosts began to control the ball, the southern team was not forced to open up.
Therefore, it was not a specific tactic, but rather the situation itself that shaped it. The Rostov team did not have the opportunity to control the ball.
Balakhnin stated that Zenit's ball possession percentage was 72 percent. In this case, what could the opponent do?
Rostov played only cautiously, as any attack was dangerous. Therefore, he does not say that the Rostov team played incorrectly.
In the next round, Zenit will face Rubin away, while Rostov will play against Moscow Dynamo away.
