Fakel central defender Vitaly Shakhov admitted that he does not attach importance and delight of the fans to his game. In an interview with RIA Voronezh, the footballer spoke about playing for the team of his native village, connecting to attacks and career goals.
- You live in a club base, although Fakel could certainly help you rent an apartment.
- I wanted to quickly adapt to Fakel, get used to the new team. And the solution of the housing issue would only distract from this. And now it is not so long before the winter break. After the New Year, I’ll move to the apartment.
- Aren't you bored at the base?
- No, I'm not alone here, Rinat Mavletdinov lives with me. We don't have much time to get bored - theoretical studies, training. After them I want to rest, and the base is quite suitable for this. And if time still appears, then I get out into the city with my teammates or with friends from Liski. I have already met Voronezh, but I cannot say that I have studied it well. I will still have time.
- You were born in the village of Severny in the Krasnodar Territory.
- Yes, he is very small. About 2 thousand people. I lived there until I was 15 years old, participated in regional championship competitions. And then “Kuban” announced the recruitment of guys born in 1991, it turned out to be quite late - nevertheless, clubs usually hire younger guys. I then went, although I doubted myself, and everything worked out. Although I was very worried all the time. The guys who were with me on the team were periodically expelled. And every time I thought, "I'm next."
- Until the age of 15, playing for the team of the village is not very similar to the beginning of a star path.
- That's for sure. Moreover, I was a forward until the age of 15. It was already in Kuban that they saw a defender in me. Moreover, I did not stand out in growth then, it was then stretched out. And now I feel best in the center of defense. In general, my path for a guy from the village, which has about fifteen streets, can be considered starry. But I am not arrogant - it happened so. And in the North I still have a family.
- Can you call yourself a country man?
- Of course, it's about me. Rural, in my understanding, is one who is accustomed to work from an early age. From early childhood, you see how people work hard - at work and in the garden. If city kids can do nothing after school, then in the village after school you go to help your parents with the housework. And after such a day, you perceive football training not as work, but as rest and entertainment. The villagers are hardworking people.
- In “Kuban” under Dan Petrescu you played for the main team in control matches. Feel like you have nothing to catch against more experienced competitors?
- I would not say that there was some kind of a gap in skill between me and other defenders. But it is still an ambitious club with experienced players. I didn’t feel trusted and therefore decided to leave. In Russia, in general, one can very often find such an attitude towards one's own pupils. People think about local players: "He's here, next to him, he'll wait." I believe that it should be the other way around - you should trust your own people.
- Didn't you inspire fears that talented young players often go to the second division and are no longer selected back?
- What could I have to lose? I went to Armavir, where the city is smaller, the training conditions are not so comfortable. But playing practice is much more important. There is a difference between a Premier League club's double and a second division team. The coach of the youth team can praise the team after the defeat, having noticed some progress. He evaluates your thinking first. And in the second division they will first ask you for the result, and then they will look at the quality of the game. And in the second division everyone is fighting - in such conditions character is tempered. But to say what is more useful for a young player: playing for a double RFPL teams or for a second division club - I can't. I decided to go on loan to play adult football. And I have no regrets - I will remember with pleasure both the Armavir Torpedo and the Novorossiysk Chornomorets.
- Did you see these teams as a springboard?
- I don’t think that way at all, I don’t build a career. You never know what I want - maybe I want to play for Real. We have to build on what is now. And gradually set new tasks for ourselves. Therefore, I will not say that I dream of a national team, of the 2018 World Cup. You shouldn't voice it while playing FNL. And it's too early to match me to the national team. Moving to Fakel, I wanted to become a player in the starting line-up and did not think about the future.
- And now what task are you setting for yourself?
- So I don’t think I have completed the previous one. Yes, I go out in starting lineup- but in the near future everything may change. In the center of defense there is Mogilevsky, there is Stepanets, Burnash acted well in this position. I could be on the bench at any moment. Therefore, I still live from game to game. Today, here and now, I have to work out at the maximum of my own strength. And if suddenly someone pays attention to me - then we'll see. My contract with the club has not been concluded for a year, and I am glad that I play for Fakel.
- When in winter you held a training camp with the blue and white, but the clubs did not agree with each other, ?
- It was a pity, but I can't say that I was in despair. I decided that whatever was being done, everything was for the best. And when the Voronezh club returned to my candidacy, I was delighted. Even at the training camp in the winter, I saw that the team was being formed under the FNL, that the management was doing everything so that the club would go up in class. In one of my previous clubs, the management said that you need to go to the FNL, and then the team got to the away match by bus an hour before the starting whistle.
- At the beginning of the season, you remained on the bench. Have you regretted that you went to the "Torch"?
- Not at all. I was not offended, I realized that I had reached a new level. There was a great desire to play, and in training I worked with all my might. I understood that there would be a chance, but I had to wait for it, being in good shape.
- Do you feel that everything is working out for you now?
- I would refrain from such assessments. So far so good - we felt our game. But who knows how the next match will end? And I can't talk about my own game in isolation from the team. How she plays - so do I. I believe that our best match still to come.
- And the worst one?
- It was a game with "Yenisei" -. We attacked throughout the match, there were no chances at our goal. One stray blow - and a goal. I do not know how to explain it.
- Follow the media coverage of the FNL - various tour teams, votes, fan discussions?
- Friends write to me when I get somewhere. Nice, but nothing more. If you pay too much attention to it, you may not notice how you relax. And I will watch football, sitting next to the fans who praised me. I am registered on social networks, but I do not subscribe to club communities - I see fans at the stadium. And I heard about the guestbook on the fan club website, but never went there.
- Does Pavel Gusev scold you for connecting to attacks?
- It is clear that with set pieces I am in someone else's penalty area, but in a game moment I can be ahead. We analyzed my goal in the match with KAMAZ - Pavel Panteleevich said that my connection was justified. Running forward, I saw that instead of me one of the midfielders was left behind. The coach always emphasizes that it is we who make decisions on the pitch, because he cannot control us during the game. So we feel free, but we understand that we are responsible for our actions on the field. In a theoretical lesson, we will then analyze the game, we will see if we did something wrong.
- What place can Fakel take this season?
- It is hard to say. We know about the task of getting into the top ten, but we ourselves want to climb even higher. Maybe it will be possible to get into play-offs- for Voronezh it would be a significant event. But for everything to work out, several factors must converge at once, the most important of which is the health of the players. Now we have a lot of guys with injuries, the composition is more or less clear before each match. This promotes teamwork, but the coach loses room to maneuver. Better, of course, when everyone is in the ranks and competing for a place on the field. If Pavel Panteleevich has a maximum of players at his disposal before each match, he can climb very high in the standings.
Vitaly Shakhov's goals for Fakel
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Over the past few years, the level of Ukrainian football has dropped so low that most of the players who made up the backbone of the Premier League teams started looking for work abroad. One of these athletes is Evgeny Shakhov. How did his football career develop? How did he end up in the Greek PAOK?
Due to the recent events in Ukraine, funding for many Ukrainian clubs has decreased, this has led to the fact that many of them left foreign legionnaires, some leading football players began to look for more promising clubs to continue their careers, and other previously famous clubs completely disappeared from the football map. Ukraine. What kind of player is Yevgeny Shakhov?
The beginning of the football career of a Ukrainian footballer
Although Yevgeny Shakhov was born in the fall of 1990 in Dnepropetrovsk, he takes his first steps on the football field in the capital of Ukraine in the city of Kiev. It was easy enough for Evgeniy to get a football education, since he was born into a football family. His father (also Evgeny) spent sixteen years in big football and even became the USSR champion in football together with the Dnipro team from Dnepropetrovsk, and at the end of his football career, he continued his football life as a coach. So his son followed in his footsteps, also becoming a footballer.
Young Zhenya Shakhov at the age of fourteen begins playing for the Kiev youth team Otradny, and a year later here in Kiev in Smena Obolon. Zhenya plays in midfield, at the end of 2005 he was invited to the youth squad of Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk. Yevgeny Shakhov was considered one of the most talented football players in Ukraine at that time and was noticed by the coaches of the youth team of this country. In various youth teams, he played about seventy matches and scored seventeen goals. The highest achievement of that time was the title of European champions among youths under 19 years old in 2009.
Professional career of Evgeny Shakhov
The talented boy Zhenya Shakhov started playing adult football quite early. At the age of fifteen, he signs a contract with Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro. And, defending the colors of this club, he spends about a hundred matches. Twice in his career, Evgeny went on loan to Arsenal Kiev, but in the same year he returned to his native club. Evgeny's successes as a footballer of the Ukrainian national team are much more modest, he played only three matches for the national team and scored one goal. Nevertheless, the current leadership of the Ukrainian national team believes that Yevgeny Shakhov (the footballer) did not say his last word, and is counting on him in the qualifying round of the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Greek present of Ukrainian footballer
In 2016, the situation in Dnipropetrovsk “Dnipro” deteriorated sharply, the club was left by its coach and the players' salaries were reduced. Many of them face wage arrears. Leading footballers are leaving the club. Greek PAOK acquires two Dnipro players, Matos and Yevgeny Shakhov. The biography of the latter makes a sharp turn towards European football. In the 2016 season, the footballer plays eleven matches on the field, although he has not yet scored a single goal.
Evgeny Shakhov's future
Of course, all eyes of any football player on the planet are focused on the 2018 World Cup in Russia. Evgeny Shakhov is no exception. Having the title of European champion among youth, Evgeny would like not only to participate in the World Championship, but, just like in 2009, to bring the title from this tournament. But in order to make this dream come true, Yevgeny Shakhov, together with the Ukrainian national team, must work hard to win one of the tickets to this world championship.
"Olympiastadion" (Munich, Germany). Opened in 1972. Accommodates 69,250 spectators.
The final match of the first UEFA Champions League draw of the 1992/93 season took place at the Munich Olympic Stadium. “Marseille” and “Milan” fought for the trophy. The meeting, which took place on May 23, 1993, ended with the victory of the French team with a score of 1: 0.
The Munich arena hosted the second final of the main club tournament in Europe in 1997. In that match, Borussia Dortmund beat Juventus 3: 1.
Olympic Stadium (Athens, Greece). Opened in 1982, renovated in 2002-2004. Accommodates 69 618 spectators.
The Olympic stadium in the capital of Greece can be called a lucky one for Milan. After losing in the 1992/93 season finale, the Italian club again reached the decisive stage of the tournament the following year, where they defeated Barcelona 4-0.
Thirteen years later, the Rossoneri again entered the Athens Olympic Stadium as a trophy contender, and again they managed to win, this time over Liverpool - 2: 1.
Ernst Happel Stadion (Vienna, Austria). Opened in 1931, reconstructed twice - in 1986 and 2008. Accommodates 55,665 spectators.
The arena in the Austrian capital hosted the 1994/95 UEFA Champions League final, with Milan appearing for the third time in a row. Like two years earlier, the Italians lost 0-1, but this time to Ajax.
"Stadio Olimpico" (Italy, Rome). Opened in 1937, the last reconstruction was carried out in 1989-1990. Accommodates 72 698 spectators.
In the 1995/96 season, Ajax arrived in Rome as the current winner of the Champions League, but the Dutch club failed to defend their title. Already in the first half of the match with Juventus, the teams exchanged goals, after which they brought matters to a penalty shootout. “Bianconeri” were more accurate and won the main club trophy in Europe.
The Olympic Stadium in Rome won the right to host the 2008/09 Champions League final again, but this time the local teams failed to make it to the decisive stage of the tournament. The trophy this year was won by Barcelona, beating Manchester United 2-0.
"Amsterdam Arena" (Amsterdam, Netherlands). Opened in 1996. Accommodates 54,990 spectators.
The stadium, which now bears the name of Johan Cruyff, hosted the Champions League final just two years after opening. In May 1998, Real Madrid and Juventus met at the Amsterdam Arena. The match ended with a score of 1: 0 in favor of the Madrid club.
Camp Nou (Barcelona, Spain). Opened in 1957, reconstructed twice - in 1995 and 2008. Accommodates 99 354 spectators.
Barcelona's stadium has seen many memorable matches, but the 1998/99 UEFA Champions League final stands alone. That meeting between Bayern and Manchester United can be called legendary without exaggeration. The Germans took the lead already in the 6th minute and controlled the course of the game until the last minutes, but two goals, scored by the Mancunians in stoppage time in the second half, brought the victory to Manchester United.
"Stade de France" (Saint-Denis, France). Opened in 1998. Accommodates 81,338 spectators.
The arena, built on the outskirts of Paris, was the venue for the Champions League final for the 1999/2000 season for the first time. Meeting “Real” and “Valencia” ended with a confident victory of the Madrid club with a score of 3: 0. This was the first time in the history of the Champions League that clubs from the same country played in the final.
6 years later, in the 2005/06 season, Barcelona and Arsenal competed for the trophy at Stade de France. Londoners, from the 18th minute playing in the minority after the removal of goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, opened the scoring 10 minutes before the break, but in the second half goals from Samuel Eto “O” and Juliano Belletti brought victory to the Catalans - 2: 1.
"San Siro" (Milan, Italy). Opened in 1926. The last reconstruction was carried out in 1989. Accommodates 80,018 spectators.
Stadium "San Siro" was renamed in honor of Giuseppe Meazza in 1979, but the historical name of the arena remains the most popular and recognizable all over the world. The Champions League final has been played here twice.
In the 2000/01 season, Bayern Munich and Valencia played a dramatic match in Milan, in which the 11-meter kicks played the main role. Already in the 2 nd minute, Gaisk Mendieta brought the Spaniards ahead from the penalty spot, and after 4 minutes the goalkeeper of the “Bats” Santiago Canisares deflected the 11-meter kick performed by Mehmet Scholl. At the beginning of the second half, Stefan Effenberg equalized the score from the penalty spot, and the fate of the match was decided in a series of post-match strikes, in which Bayern's players were more precise.
15 years later, in May 2016, Real and Atletico in the same arena almost exactly repeated the scenario of the game of Bayern and Valencia. Regular time also ended with a score of 1: 1, in extra time the teams failed to distinguish themselves, and the “Royal Club” won in the penalty shootout.
Hampden Park (Glasgow, Scotland). Opened in 1903. Renovated in 1999. Accommodates 51,866 spectators.
Real Madrid and Bayer 04 entered Hampden Park in the Champions League final in May 2002, and six months later the arena celebrated its 99th anniversary. The match itself ended with a score of 2: 1 in favor of “Real” and was remembered for the most beautiful goal of Zinedine Zidane from the penalty line.
Old Trafford (Manchester, England). Opened in 1910. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2006. Accommodates 74,879 spectators.
The second single-country final in modern UEFA Champions League history took place in the 2002/2003 season. V decisive match tournament, which took place in Manchester, met Milan and Juventus. The main and extra time ended with a score of 0: 0, and in the penalty shoot-out series Milan won the victory with an accurate blow from Andriy Shevchenko.
"Veltins-Arena" (Gelsenkirchen, Germany). Opened in 2001. The last time the capacity of the stadium was increased in 2015, today it is 62,271 people.
The arena has been bearing its current name since the summer of 2005, earlier it was called "Aufschalke Arena". The stadium hosted the matches of the World Cup and ice hockey. Since 2002, the annual Christmas Biathlon Stars Race has been held here.
The 2004 Champions League final, held in Gelsenkirkhin, is one of the most memorable for Russian fans, as one of the goals was scored by Dmitry Alenichev. The Porto midfielder has set the final score of the match against AS Monaco (3-0). The Portuguese team at the time was led by Jose Mourinho, who became the youngest head coach in history to win the main club trophy in Europe.
Olympic Stadium (Istanbul, Turkey). Opened in 2002. Accommodates 80,500 spectators.
The stadium in Istanbul was built for the alleged holding of the 2008 Summer Olympics, but Turkey's bid did not receive the required number of votes, and the Olympics took place in Beijing. Currently, the arena in Istanbul is named after the first President of Turkey Mustafa Kemal Ataturk and is the largest in the country.
The 2005 Istanbul Champions League final is arguably the greatest in tournament history. In the decisive match, Milan beat Liverpool 3-0 after the first half, but goals from Gerrard, Schmitzer and Alonso turned everything upside down in the second half. There were no goals scored in extra time, and the British club turned out to be stronger in the penalty shootout.
Luzhniki (Moscow, Russia). Opened in 1956. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2017. Accommodates 81,000 spectators.
For the first time, Russia won the right to host the 2007/08 Champions League final, and this honorable mission was entrusted to the Luzhniki Grand Sports Arena. Chelsea and Manchester United fought for the trophy, the first time two English teams faced off in a Champions League decisive match.
The game caused great excitement among fans both in England and in Russia, more than 67 thousand spectators were present in the stands. In the middle of the first half, Cristiano Ronaldo brought Manchester United forward, but before the break, Frank Lampard equalized. The second half and extra time passed without goals scored, and in the penalty shootout, the Mankunians were more precise.
"Santiago Bernabeu" (Madrid, Spain). Opened in 1947. The last reconstruction was carried out in 2001. Accommodates 81,044 spectators.
The home arena of one of the most successful clubs in modern football has hosted the Champions League final only once - in the 2009/10 season, but this so far only match has gone down in history.
In the Madrid final, Inter and Bayern Munich met. The match ended 2-0 in favor of the Italian club, and Jose Mourinho, who was working with the Nerazzurri at that time, became the third coach in history who managed to win the Champions Cup with two different teams (now there are five of them: in addition to the Portuguese Ernst Happel, Ottmar Hitzfeld, Jupp Heynckes and Carlo Ancelotti).
An interesting fact is that in the 2010 final there was only one Italian in the Milanese - Marco Materazzi, and even he appeared on the field in the 90th minute of the match.
Wembley (London, England). Opened in 2007. Accommodates 90,000 spectators.
The new Wembley is built on the site of the legendary arena that hosted the matches of the World and European Championships, Olympic Games and many European cup finals.
The 2010/11 Champions League final, which took place at the new Wembley, was somewhat home to Manchester United, but that didn't help the Mancunians win the trophy. Barcelona, led by the Xavi - Iniesta - Messi trio, won 3-1.
In 2013, Wembley hosted the first German Champions League final between Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund. The victory and the cup were brought to the Bavarians by the accurate blow of Arjen Robben, who in the 89th minute set the final score - 2: 1.
Allianz Arena (Munich, Germany). Opened in 2005. Accommodates 67,812 spectators.
The decisive match of the 2011/12 Champions League was the first final of the tournament, which took place at the home stadium of one of the participants in the meeting - Bayern Munich hosted Chelsea. The account was opened only in the 83rd minute after hitting the hosts striker Thomas Muller, but five minutes later the leader of the attacks of Londoners Didier Drogba restored the balance.
The fate of the trophy was decided in a penalty shootout. “Bayern” again took the lead after a precise shot by Philip Lam and a miss by Juan Mata, but then the players of the guests realized all their attempts, while the players of the German team made two misfires. Thus, Chelsea won the Champions League for the first time in their history.
Millennium (Cardiff, Wales). Opened in 1999. Accommodates 73 930 spectators.
The home arena of the Wales national team was opened at the turn of the millennium, having received the corresponding name, but in 2016 the stadium received a new name - Principality Stadium, which, with a certain amount of imagination, can simply be translated as "Princely Stadium", since Wales is part of the United Kingdom, and the Queen's son Elizabeth II Charles bears the title of Prince of Wales.
But back to the Champions League. The final of the main club tournament in Europe took place here in 2017, with Real Madrid and Juventus participating in that match. Madrid won 4: 1 and won the second Champions League title in a row, and football fans will remember that meeting with the super goal of the Turin striker Mario Mandzhukic.
Metropolitano (Madrid, Spain). Opened in 1994. Renovated in 2017. Accommodates 67,700 spectators.
Liverpool and Tottenham met in the 2019 Champions League final. The final was the first in history for Tottenham and the first since the final in 2013, where at least one Spanish club did not play. Liverpool, reaching the final for the second time in a row, won the match 2-0. In his third Champions League final, Jurgen Klopp won the trophy as head coach.
