On Wednesday, the CSKA team officially announced the departure of two and a half defenders – Miralem Pjanic and Rifat Zhemaletdinov. This was reported by www.euro-football.ru.
They asked the team's former player Vladimir Ponomaryov whether the departure of these two players would affect the team's results in the new season. According to Ponomaryov, this change will not have a significant impact on the team. Pjanic has played in about 20 matches; he is not an outstanding player, but rather an experienced one.
Zhemaletdinov is a bit more active, but he is not a key player in the starting lineup. He often comes off the bench towards the end of the game to continue the match.
Otherwise, he could lose himself in the game, Ponomaryov said in an interview with "Match TV." Recently, Fabio Celestini was appointed as the head coach of CSKA. The Moscow team will play their first official match of the new season soon, on July 12.
On that day, they will face the "Krasnodar" team in the Russia Super Cup. Last season, CSKA finished third in the Russian Premier League and won the Cup.
The team's goals for the new season are to achieve high results and defend their titles.
