We complete the cycle of scandalous publications about the football Spartak of the 90s. The next details specifically for the Cheka-OGPU and Rucriminal.info were provided by the well-known sports journalist, author of books about football Alexei Matveev.
"QUIET" TRAITOR
I've noticed a pattern for a long time. There are people who don't care much. In addition to personal well-being, comfort, etc. They know a lot, for example, about the inner life of the team, where they spent generally good years in terms of content.
Often played brightly, received good money. At the end of his career as a football player, in the same place, in his native club, they began the path of a coach. Important period in life.
After Georgy Yartsev left the coaching bridge from Spartak in the summer of 1998, I invariably asked him to share his thoughts on things not in a team that was not his own. I intuitively felt that something was wrong in the depths of the popular club. And he already had some information, including documentary information, about the facts of penetration into the team of people of crime. About strange manipulations with club funds, and so on. I wanted to understand, to convey to the readers, if possible, the full truth of what is happening in the football team beloved by me and the people. Moreover, through the mouth of a respected specialist who has devoted years to the glory of Spartak. First as a player, then as a coach.
But every time Georgy Alexandrovich found a reason not to say anything: they say, this is not the time to be frank. Sometimes he referred to the lack of information: they say, he no longer works in the team, how would he know what was there and how? He knew everything. In any case, I heard a lot about, as they say, firsthand.
Just a person from the category of "silent ones", from those "whose hut is on the edge." Indeed, such a "quiet betrayal" is worse than theft. My subjective point of view, I do not impose on anyone. Could his silence be bought corny? Quite. Of course, for very decent money.
Yartsev partly talked only in the 2000s. And then rather from their own "selfish" interests. It is unlikely that he was motivated by a sincere interest in telling the truth.
I have long felt the figures of that generation, you can’t even call them Spartacists. Opportunists, opportunists, mostly sycophants who love themselves in football. Such are the internal attitudes of the Romantsevs, Yartsevs, and others like them.
The names of all the mafiosi who firmly established themselves in the team of those years, I don’t even name, are a lot of honor. He spoke in detail about their criminal activities. Then I propose the revelations of the "guru" of the Russian coaching workshop Yartsev, recorded by me on a dictaphone. With your necessary comments.
- In the course of the 1997 season, especially after the defeat to Kosice in the preliminary round of the Champions League, people, in my opinion, undeservedly chanted: “Romantsev, pay your taxes!” George recalls. - The fans openly hinted at the financial troubles at the club. They staged a uniform obstruction to my friend. Oleg asked: "Give me a break, take the reins." He was morally, psychologically under such "hammers" that God forbid. The team played three matches in a row without him. By the way, we won them. Looking ahead: Romantsev objected to my leaving Spartak when I was invited to Dynamo.
We broke up with Oleg normally, continued to communicate. During pauses in the championship, he called me to Tarasovka, I came with pleasure. Even with Dynamo, when he became the “main”, they visited there, held a friendly match. Communicated without problems. Probably, over time, such deep relationships have developed that they can no longer be broken. When, for various reasons, he left Dynamo, Romantsev did not call back. I myself am not accustomed to being intrusive, not in my nature.
IN DEEP PROSTRATION
- What happened to the club next is not so much the fault of Romantsev as his retinue, entourage, - Georgy Alexandrovich continues the story. - I never believed the rumors that Tikhonov, Khlestov and Kechinov behave indecently, defiantly. After all, it is necessary to contrive smart, literate Romantsev to push him to declare publicly that the players, still recent idols of the fans, are “played out material”. I never believed, and now I don’t believe that this is Oleg’s own initiative. Needless to say, well done, they “poured” “sensational information” into the ears of the coach! Even stand, and immediately fall.
Here I can't help but say a few words. Apparently, Oleg Ivanovich at that moment was - as if softer - in a state of very deep prostration in order to utter such nonsense. Just do not abuse alcohol, especially strong. The case with the former president and head coach of the Red-Whites is the clearest example of inadequacy. And the environment has absolutely nothing to do with it.
- I am not speaking in order to whitewash Romantsev, - a colleague and friend of Oleg Ivanovich, Georgy Alexandrovich, almost confesses. - He still had the reins of government - coaching, organizational attributes. But, apparently, the atmosphere of chaos took its toll, the management of the club was transferred, then Zavarzin, then Chervichenko. Gradually, an unhealthy atmosphere developed. I had to share power with the new president, vice president, and so on. Of course, all this put pressure on Oleg. However, unity of command must be fought for!
Poor, poor Romantsev! The people of crime "moved" him, whom he himself brought to the team. At one time, he even flaunted that he had invited very necessary employees to a friendly team. "Competent, qualified" businessmen. There is no doubt: the club's money was extremely competently stuffed into Western offshores. Well done!
- At one time, the then leaders of the Spartak club were terribly afraid of my return to their native land, - Georgy Aleksandrovich reflects. - If he returned, it would be beyond the power of anyone to break the old, proven over the years tandem of coaches Romantsev - Yartsev. And not that I became a kind of "persona non grata", but a very undesirable person in the club. They just didn't want to see me.
Many things I do not understand, they do not fit in my head. I repeat, they would have worked together, they would never have left the team of Tikhonov and Kechinov. As well as Alenichev. “Alenichev is sick with us, he cannot play on synthetics,” I heard from some figures. “Georgy Alexandrovich, they are lying,” Dima himself assured, in turn. In honesty, sincerity Alenichev never doubted. Dima, couldn't he settle down in well-fed, warm, calm Europe and finish his football life there? Easy.
He returned to his native club in order to adequately complete a brilliant career as a player, and there you are. What kind of coach is this, not realizing who Alenichev is? Or the same Tikhonov, how much more did he play in Krylia, Khimki after the sacramental phrase uttered by Romantsev about “played back material”?! Is parting with Tikhonov a mistake? Certainly. Just monstrous.
Alexey Matveev
To be continued
Source: www.rucriminal.info
