Since Dmitry Alenichev was sacked at Spartak Moscow in August following an embarassing Europa League defeat to AEK Larnaca from Cyprus, the Red-Whites have looked like a different team. Although they suffered a defeat in the cup earlier this week to SKA Khabarovsk, Spartak are currently leading the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) with 19 points from the first seven games and a goal difference of +12.
Earlier this week, Alenichev gave his first interview after being fired from Spartak. In it he stated that Spartak’s current success was built on the foundation he created during his one year in charge of the club. He also noted that he doesn’t like the way Spartak play at the moment. Russian Football News makes an attempt to understand Alenichev’s logic, diluting his remarks with the pictures of Tula gingerbread – a symbol of the city, where Dmitry is more popular than Vladimir Lenin after his successful time in charge of Arsenal.
In the first ten rounds the team plays, as it was prepared. So, I think it [the success] is based on the foundation laid by our staff.
If it is true, was the team that lost to SKA Khabarovsk also prepared by Alenichev?
Alenichev had little interest in tactics? In any case, less than in Italy; I paid more attention to ball possession. Let tactics be a concern of those who are going to defend. And we need to know where to open, how and at what point to pass the ball.
It is quite a controversial statement itself, but we would like to remind Alenichev of his victory against Rostov last season, when Spartak finished with 7 defenders.
Alenichev also described the situation with Roman Shirokov’s contract, who wasn’t allowed to play by Spartak’s bosses because of the clause that would automatically extend his contract if he played a certain number of games during the season.
I was told: “He shouldn’t play”. Then I said that I don’t like it. The answer was the same: “Spartak wants that”.
Shirokov was eventually released in January, where he instead joined CSKA Moscow and won one last Russian championship before retiring this summer.
Alenichev was also asked about his impressions of Massimo Carrera’s Spartak, to which he answered that the current way of playing isn’t “what it should be”, which seems odd considering his first quote stating that the team plays as he prepared it to.
At the moment, Alenichev is still unemployed, but that will probably change sooner or later. In the future, he could become a TV pundit like another ex-Spartak player and coach Valery Karpin. It is a good way to stay relevant while waiting for the offers from Russian clubs – ask Rashid Rakhimov, Andrey Talalaev or Valery Nepomnyashiy.
He could also become a crazy type of pundit. His statement about the basis of the current Spartak’s style of play brings back memories of Anatoly Byshovets – a legendary Soviet player and not so legendary coach, who considers himself a teacher of Anatoly Timoshchuk, Pepe, and a creator of the succesful South Korean team from the beginning of this decade, Shakhtar and Zenit UEFA Cup winning teams. Such experts usually work on the phone, but sometimes they are invited on TV.
He could also become a politician and return to the Federation Council, where he represented Omsk oblast for three years before starting his coaching career.
Perhaps he could look outside Russia’s borders regarding his coaching career. Luciano Spalletti is under pressure at Roma for example, a former club of Alenichev, who has many connections in Italy, and who plans to do an internship at the best Italian clubs. Alenichev admitted that he has some offers, but none of them were from Russia.
But there is one Russian club which would be happy to see Alenichev as their next coach. The city, which loves the man, who returned their team to the top level – Arsenal Tula.
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