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Why Berdyev gave a new chance to Seidakhmet

Yerkebulan Seidakhmet started the new season in Kairat as a base player, but at the same time acting in a completely unfamiliar position for himself. The correspondent of bbabo.net tells how the once main talent of the country hardly adapts to the new role and loses its main attacking qualities.

After the departure of Dino Mikanovich and Kamo Hovhannisyan, Kairat essentially has no specialized right-backs left. Yes, Sultanbek Astanov is familiar with this role, but again, initially he started as a flank attacking player. At the training camp, Almaty residents also took a little-known African defender David Ekwe to watch. It was Ekwe and Astanov who were the main contenders for the position of the right lateral. However, the legionnaire was still not officially announced for the season, while Astanov was injured.

In this regard, Berdyev undertook an experiment, defining this role for Seidakhmet. Yerkosh played quite a lot at the training camp, but in most cases he was a right midfielder in a 4-4-2 formation. For the Super Cup match against Tobol, Berdyev used the scheme from last season with three central defenders. Given that the class of defensive players on the flanks has decreased, as well as the level of the opponent, such a measure was logical.

Probably, Seidakhmet then played the first full match as a right lateral. He looked extremely diligent, frankly did not fail in defense, but showed nothing in attack either. It is interesting to compare Seidakhmet with Bagdat Kairov - the right lateral of "Tobol". Both statistically and visually, the contrast was noticeable. It is significant that Kairov was much more aggressive and active in the attacking phase, collecting five fouls on himself and being more accurate in passes. But Seidakhmet for "Tobol" was not so dangerous, he only fouled twice and received a yellow card.

However, Berdyev still supported the player, stating the following:

"We must give him credit, because he played from the sheet in this position. Astanov played at the training camp, but due to the fact that he was injured, we released Seidakhmet. I must say that he played well. In general, I am satisfied ".

Then "Kairat" started in the championship match with "Aktobe". Seidakhmet again started at the base in the same position. He looked about the same as in the game with Tobol. Yes, it was clear that he was full of motivation, did not leave martial arts, and was tactically disciplined. But what caught my eye was that Seidakhmet had completely lost his attacking potential, his technical skills and, in particular, he had left the game in the past and is now subordinated to team tasks. Maybe this is good, but so far it seems that he will finally transform into a right-back and be able to be competitive there.

Yes, after “Aktobe” Berdyev again complimented Yerkosh’s game: “He never played in this position, but he did it. back four? No, in this variation he will be pushed forward.

But, there are nuances. Kurban Bekievich says that Aktobe's left flank was dangerous, but Seidakhmet did it. At the same time, Dmitry Shomko still created a scoring chance, was more accurate in assists and was more successful in martial arts. That is, statistically Seidakhmet lost the individual duel.

In addition, Berdyev himself admits that in a formation with four defenders, he is not ready to release Seidakhmet. This confirms that Yerkosh got practice due to circumstances and the position of the right lateral is not organic for him.

At the moment, we are forced to state that there was no real comeback in Seidakhmet's career. He has lost his luster in attack, is unlikely to significantly add to the defense and is still far from the Kazakhstan national team, because he did not even make it to the extended list under the new coach.

Why Berdyev gave a new chance to Seidakhmet