The head coach of FC Zenit pointed out a number of psychological problems of the team.

The players of Zenit St. Petersburg football club (FC) are experiencing serious psychological pressure and cannot relax. This was announced on August 16 by the head coach of the team Sergey Semak in an interview with reporters.

"It is difficult to establish interactions the way we would like. The second point is the pressure that puts pressure on the guys, and they can't relax. The only way is to endure and work," Semak said. His words are quoted by the official website of the St. Petersburg team.

According to him, the team misses "light" balls. Semak also stressed that the fact that Zenit managed to escape defeat in the match with Spartak in the minority is "a plus for the team."

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Spartak will host the St. Petersburg club in the next round of the RPL, Dynamo will hold a derby with CSKA, and Lokomotiv will fly to Kaliningrad.

On the same day, Spartak and Zenit drew 2-2 in the fifth round match of the Russian Premier League (RPL). The St. Petersburg team's goals were scored by forwards Mateo Casserra (15th minute) and Alexander Sobolev (63rd). Midfielders Marquinhos (18th) and Jedson Fernandes (38th) scored from Spartak.

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