Sergei Semak: "Andrey Lunev saving the penalty was the decisive moment"

The boss spoke to us after clinching the title in Krasnodar.
Sergei Semak: "Andrey Lunev saving the penalty was the decisive moment"

What was the key moment of this match? Yuri Gazinsky's mistake? Azmoun’s first? And will you rotate the team in the remaining league games?

Andrey Lunev saving the penalty was the decisive moment, it was an important psychological moment. As for the game, in the first half we didn’t play to the best of our abilities, even though we scored two goals and did not look good. In the second half, we made changes and played well, we scored again and controlled the game.

You brought the title to Zenit for the second year in a row. What have you changed in the team and how did you repair the mistakes of Mircea Lucescu and Roberto Mancini?

I will not discuss my predecessors, they are professionals who’ve achieved a lot in football. Our team’s success is a combination of factors, everyone has their role and has done it well. The players are hungry for wins, they want to win things in our tough championship.

Alexander Medvedev said that transfer matters will be dealt with at the end of the season. Do you have any ideas on how you will strengthen the team? 

We are working on things and looking at deals, but decisions are made by management. The club’s directors know my thoughts, but all questions about transfers should be to Alexander Medvedev.

How many young players do you plan to start against Sochi on Wednesday?

However many will be ready. We want to win every match and we will see who is ready and see how many of them are young players. We’ll see in the near future when we know how the players are.