Player evaluation: Sergey Semak's team The current champion lost in the second round at home. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
This defeat was deserved, as the "Lokomotiv" team dominated in all areas of the field. Their creativity, enthusiasm for action, skill in organizing attacks, and speed were clearly evident.
Aleksey Batrakov, who scored two goals, was recognized as the best player of the match. However, there were many among the "Zenit" players who performed poorly.
The publication "Evro-futbol.ru" gave subjective ratings to the players led by Sergey Semak. At the beginning of the match, the minimum score was 6, and the maximum score was 10.
According to the match protocol, "Rubin" and "Zenit" played to a 2:2 draw. Several key players did not fully utilize their opportunities in the match.
Among the players who received the lowest ratings were Vanya Drkushich, Duglas Santos, and Maksim Glushenkov. Although Vanya Drkushich performed well in the early parts of the game, he later showed sluggishness in dealing with opposing attackers.
Duglas Santos lost his effectiveness from previous matches and was less active in defense. Maksim Glushenkov has been showing his worst performances in the past year, with many inaccurate passes and mistakes recorded.
Overall, the team's performance was unbalanced, with some players not fully fulfilling their duties. This situation negatively affected the team's result.
It is necessary to eliminate such shortcomings in future matches. The team's coaches and players need to work harder on themselves.
