Lokomotiv team's midfielder Aleksey Batrakov commented on why the team's performance was poor in the second half of the last season. This was reported by www.euro-football.ru.
According to him, no one expected a great result from them in the autumn season. However, in spring, everyone expected them to perform better than the other teams.
The draw result (1:1) in the first match against the Makhachkala team negatively affected their morale. If they had won, the season would have gone differently, Batrakov said. It should be noted that in the last season of the Russian Premier League, Lokomotiv, despite being in the top three for a long time, ultimately finished in sixth place.
The team, led by Mikhail Galaktionov, managed to win only four matches in the 12 rounds of the spring season. This result became the main reason for the team's performance in the second half of the season.
Overall, the results in the second half of the season did not meet expectations and brought difficulties for the team.
