"Boss" is dissatisfied with the official ball Euro 2004

At the upcoming European Football Championship, many random results should be expected, the goalkeeper of the Russian national team Sergei Ovchinnikov believes. The main reason for this, in his opinion, will be the official ball of the Roteiro continent championship produced by Adidas.

“The coating of this ball is specially made in such a way that it slipped out of the goalkeeper gloves,” Ovchinnikov noted in an interview with ITAR -TASS. “In addition, it is also with the displaced center, which gives its flight an unpredictable trajectory. For what purpose it was made clear - to more often fly into the goal, that is, to increase the effectiveness and entertainment of matches.”

To the question of ITAR-TASS, what team he considers the favorite of Che-2004, Sergey immediately answered "Russian". “I don’t understand why no one believes in our team,” Ovchinnikov said in an interview before departure to Portugal. “Everyone believes in Germany, which on the eve of the continent championship loses in a friendly match of the Romania team with a account of 1: 5. We have no such breakdowns. We will try to use our chance of Che and solve the set problem.” The goalkeeper did not specify what kind of task he is going to solve: exit from the group or winning the European Championship.

The goalkeeper of the Russian national team and the Moscow Lokomotiv also noted that there is no reason for concern in connection with the injury of the leading defenders of the team Viktor Onopko and Sergey Ignashevich. "Any trauma is offensive. Especially when the football player expects to get to the World or European Forum, and even if it is a football player, like Victor or Sergey, said Ovchinnikov.“ However, to say that the national team is left without defense, it is also wrong. We have young and talented defenders who are sure that they will cope with their task no worse than those who have out of order. ”

The problem of deficit in experienced players of the protective role was also affected by the player of the Moscow Lokomotiv Dmitry Sennikov, who was also injured, but, according to the forecasts of doctors, should return to the first match of Russians with the Spaniards.

“The absence of Onopko and Ignashevich is a very big loss for the national team,” Sennikov said in an interview with ITAR -TASS. “They went through the entire qualifying cycle and reached the line of protection with the rest of the football players. But this is life, no one is safe from injuries. I hope that their loss will not affect the results of the national team in Che -2004.”

As part of the first rival of Russians in the fields of Portugal Sennikov, first of all, was noted by the striker of the Spanish team Fernando Morientes. “This is a player who is not visible on the field for the entire match,” Dmitry said. “However, when he is given one only chance to score, he will definitely use it.”

This year, Sennikov had already met on the field with this striker when his Lokomotiv won in Moscow in Moscow in the 1/8 finals of the Champions League at the French Monaco. Then the only ball into the goal of Muscovites - after Sennikov’s mistake - scored Maryentes. Dmitry also noted the defender of the Spaniards of Carles Puyol and the player of the center of the field of Juan Carlos Valeron.