Sochi Football Club is holding its first season in the Russian Premier League, having established itself in the last, 16th place by the winter break. True, the situation for the outsider in the tournament plan does not look hopeless, and management is actively working to strengthen the composition.
An important acquisition before the winter break was the appointment of head coach Vladimir Fedotov, who created an excellent team in Orenburg almost out of the blue with very limited resources.
By inviting this specialist, Sochi killed two birds with one stone at once: they themselves received a competent trainer, and their competitor was seriously weakened.
At the moment, Orenburg is in the 12th (last, avoiding butt games) place, ahead of Boris Rotenberg’s club by only four points. Moreover, in relation to competitors, these teams have a game in reserve, since their meeting was postponed to the spring.
During the transfer window, the Sochi residents suffered one significant loss – the defender of the Russian national team Fedor Kudryashov again went to conquer the Turkish championship, where he now plays for Antalyaspor.
Acquisitions look much more powerful. Erik Vardanyan’s purchase for half a million dollars from the Armenian Pyunik is like trying to hit the sky with your finger, but Alexander Kokorin’s long-suffering lease is already a very serious gain.
And now Sochi has signed a contract with another famous football player, and Adil Rami’s fame is world-wide. The fact that negotiations are underway with him was written on February 21 by journalist Sergei Egorov in his Telegram channel.
“Two strong players were offered to Russia through this transfer window – the speech was about central defender Adil Rami and central midfielder Janelli Imbula. The proposal for RPL clubs was about contracts until the end of the current season, ”Yegorov wrote.
– The most likely option is that both Rami and Imbula end up in Sochi – and this is a serious reinforcement for the team of Vladimir Fedotov.
Rami today broke the contract with Fenerbahce, and the rights to Imbula belong to the English Stoke City, but he spent the first half of the season on loan at Lecce. Agreements with Rami and Imbula, most likely – until the end of the season. “
As for Imbul, there is no data on the signing of the Franco-Belgian midfielder, who plays for the DR Congo national team. But the defender really joined the Fedotov team and has already been announced for performances in the RPL.
The acquisition of Rami is really high-profile news. But in terms of real gain, the question remains open.
Rami is a powerful central defender, a world champion as part of his national team, his track record includes Lille, Valencia, Milan, Sevilla, Marseille and Fenerbahçe.
Another thing is that he is already 34 years old, and the player is definitely not at its peak. Moreover, the years when he shone in Lille and Valencia, which earned him a place in the national team, were far behind.
At the World Cup in Russia, the football player did not spend a single minute on the field, but constantly flashed in the broadcasts and news due to his facial hair. Rami came to Russia with a thick beard and mustache curled from the edges.
These mustaches eventually became the team’s mascot. It was believed that they bring good luck. So, Kilian Mbappe pulled them before the game of the 1/8 finals against Argentina and scored a double, and Antoine Griezmann – before the quarterfinals with Uruguay, in which he scored and made an assist.
Rami is no less famous for his romance with the most famous PlayBoy model, the “Malibu rescuer” Pamela Anderson.
True, it did not end very well. First, the Danish age diva left the player shortly after the 2018 World Cup, saying that he needed to spend more time with his children, and she distracted him from this.
Rami did not give up, the couple converged again, but last year, apparently, had already parted.
“It’s hard to put up with. More than two years of my life turned out to be a lie. I was deceived, forced to believe that we have “great love,” Anderson said then. “I was shocked the last two days when I found out that he lives a double life.” He lied to everyone. How can one control the hearts and minds of two women at once? I am sure that there were others. He is a monster. How could I help so many people and be unable to help myself. “
On Rami’s football field, everything has not been too good lately either. In the season-2018/19, he was expelled from Marseille, as he deceived the club:
the defender referred to the patient and missed the training, but it turned out that he went to the shooting of the Fort Boyard show.
The Frenchman spent the first half of this season in the Turkish Fenerbahçe, but lost the competition to Serdar Aziz and Jailsson. For half a year, the 34-year-old footballer spent only one championship match and entered the field in the Turkish Cup six times, however, while Fener won all the matches with his participation.
In general, Rami arrived in the championship of Russia as a dark horse. It is completely incomprehensible in what form he is in, and only a week is left before the resumption of the season.
Vladimir Fedotov, of course, got a skilled and star player, but there is a risk that he will add a headache to the coach, and not become an increase.
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