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Big drama in Russian football this morning (Wednesday), when Vladan Ivić was fired from Krasnodar even though he is in second place in the table, only a point away from the leader Zenit.
This morning in Russia, more details about the shock were revealed, and it appears that there are two main reasons for the decision - not only the professional crisis (three consecutive games without a win in all formats, including expulsion from the cup), but also talks that Ivic allegedly had with Spartak Moscow.
Two days ago it was reported that the Serbian may replace Guillermo Abscale in Spartak.
According to estimates, the owner of Krasnodar Sergey Glitsky got fed up with these flirtations and chose to fire him.
In doing so, Ivić became the leading candidate to coach Spartak, who will no longer have to pay a compensation fee of 900,000 euros to release his contract.
Stanislav Cherchesov is also in the race.
The one who is expected to replace Ivic in Krasnodar is Andrey Talaliev, Makhimaki.
Figured out last night where the wind was blowing.
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"If the president decides that my time is up, that will be his decision," Ivić said last night, after the expulsion from the cup.
"I'm not the one who decides. Will I leave the club if I receive an offer in the middle of the season? I have a contract until December 2024, and I intend to honor it."
In Russia they found and discovered that Ivic was fired even though he was the most successful coach in the history of the club - with an average of 1.9 points per game.
He also held the second highest success percentage in Krasnodar history (52%), and was the only coach to never lose a home game at the club.
"It's absurd," wrote Russian journalist Grigory Kalanov.
"The rumors started after the loss to Rostov, but it was hard to take them seriously. In terms of results, Krasnodar is in the middle of the best season in history. Ivic led the table for most of the season. Yes, the return from the break was disappointing, but the gap from the top is only a point. There is no Logical reasons for the dismissal of the man who built this team."
Kalanov added and analyzed: "It's no secret that the president didn't like the defensive style, and still his decision is unreasonable. With this attitude, Krasnodar will never win the championship, there was no reason to fire the coach at such a crucial moment. The president is an excellent businessman, but as a manager Football has acted against common sense. It is simply destructive."
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