Money did not bring happiness, but disaster! Russia's richest team, Zenit, collapsed for the third consecutive season and was again at zero. A tragic event, but also Mancini the causes of the failed season! And yet it happened! Zenit, the richest club in Russia, stayed for the third consecutive season outside the Champions League! In the… final in Moscow she appeared inferior to the circumstances, was defeated by Lokomotiv, gave her the title and returned humiliated to St. Petersburg. After all, does money bring happiness? In the case of Zenit, not even mentally! For another season he was the huge favorite for the title, Mancini's presence was a cup guarantee, but his αλλά self-destructive tendencies led to the precipice! This year is supposed to be hers. CSKA and Rostov threw her out of the box in 2016, with Villa Boas announcing his departure several months before the final.
Last year, the hiring of Mircea Lucescu proved disastrous, with Spartak winning the title after 16 years and CSKA stealing the sheet! In the summer of 2017 UEFA made its "gift", gave another place for a sheet in Russia and in St. Petersburg the optimism returned. Besides, from 2009 onwards until 2016 he had never been absent from the top three of the championship. Zenit decided to replace Lucescu, bringing Mancini to the bench. The Italian signed a three-year contract (with the option of renewal for two more years), got the keys to the team and immediately started the changes!
A few days later, the legendary leader, Danny, was forced to leave the club, as he was not offered a new contract! The No. 10 was given to the talented Brazilian, Giuliano, who impressed in his first season with Lutsescu. The young man took the title of leader, but just two months later Mancini gave the green light for his sale to Fenerbahce, along with Portuguese defender Neto. Rigoni became the η new leader! He was the 5th Argentine, with the Russians spending 62 million euros for four of his compatriots! In particular, Driussi was acquired by River (15 million), Mamana by Lyon (16 million), Craneviter by Atletico (8 million), and then the arrival of Paredes from Roma (23 million). the Russians called the team "Zenith Juniors").
The start was impressive, Paredes was excellent, while he had two Russian supporters. Problematic Kokorin found the net six times in the first seven games and Kuziaev, a midfielder without a strong resume, made an incredible duo with Paredes. In the first eleven games, Zenit had 27 points, had conceded just three goals and the gap had opened! Anything but an easy path to the title seemed unthinkable at that point.
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However, in October, Zenit suffered a massive blow, the team's athletic director and the man who made this year's puzzle died unexpectedly at the age of 49. The team has the road to success. Constantine Sarsania had a huge influence on the club, he was also the pioneer of the historic title 2007, but also of UEFA 2008. He left to pursue a coaching career, but with Furshenko returning to the presidency he was again replaced as athletic director! Sarsania was the link between the president and Mancini, but also between the Italians and the players.
After his death, the scene at Zenit was reminiscent of "Babel". The team… broke, Kokorin stopped scoring, Kuziaev was playing in another position, Paredes was… incomprehensibly bad and in the locker room he had lost all control! The culmination of the fierce conflict between the leaders of Djuba, Satov and Mancini! The experienced Russians made the mistake of complaining about the short participation time. Thus, at the end of the championship came their loan to Arsenal Tula and Krasnodar respectively.
They say that revenge is a dish that is eaten cold… Right, since they both found nets and deprived Zenit of five points! The Argentine Mama suffered serious damage, as did Kokorin, with Zenit not scoring even on request. Besides, he did not find nets in 11 of the 29 league matches, while having eight white draws. Mancini never found the ideal shot for the strike line and preferred to play… attack blaming players, but also management! "Mancini's mind was never on Zenit. "From November onwards, his focus was only on the Italian national team," the Russians emphasize.
Now, Zenith is called upon to rebuild, but her big problem is not finding a coach, but filling the vacuum left by Sarsania.
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