I have been frequently writing previews for Lokomotiv Moscow games and thus reflecting on their club situation and development. Since I last posted a pick for them they have changed the manager from Nikolic to German specialist Gisdol, who formerly worked with Hoffenheim and Koln. His assignment is definitely the idea of current Director of Football Ragnick, who is revolutionising Lokomotiv towards European models applied by Ajax or Red Bull Salzburg - which is investing into youth talents for future benefit off their transfers. Gisdol is actually well known in Germany for his good work with youngsters as he’s brought up an array of talented footballers through the years - Kevin Volland (Monaco), Julian Draxler (PSG), Niklas Sule (Bayern), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Kostic (Eintracht) and many others.

Clearly this man knows what he is doing and how to help a young talent build a strong career.

He started off without success at Lokomotiv, however, there were clear injury issues in the way, besides lack of fortune in certain episodes.

Now the Moscow club has welcomed 3 regular defenders back from injuries (Jedvaj, Rybus and Pablo). Winger Zhemaletdinov has also recovered to boost the offensive compartment.

Sochi has no issues at all about their squad, goalkeeper Djanaev aside. He was subbed off in the game vs. Rostov (3-2) for backup Zabolotniy, who went on to concede twice in 45 minutes. Injury-prone Djanaev could be out of the game in Moscow, which may prove an issue for the visitors.

The main reason to back Lokomotiv is their improved situation with injured players, particularly at the back. Moreover, the way they played their opening games under Gisdol, with aggressive high pressing in the 433 module, suggests positive results are around the corner and Sochi is definitely a team they can earn points against.

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我经常为莫斯科火车头的比赛写预演，从而反思他们的俱乐部状况和发展。自从我上次发布了他们的选择之后，他们已经把经理从尼科利奇换成了曾经在霍芬海姆和科隆工作过的德国专家吉斯多尔。他的任务无疑是现任足球总监拉格尼克的想法，他正在推动火车头向欧洲模式的转变，将其应用于阿贾克斯和萨尔茨堡红牛队，后者正在投资青年天才，以从未来的转会中获益。吉斯多尔在德国因他在年轻人中的出色表现而闻名，这些年来他培养出了一大批才华横溢的球员——凯文·沃兰(摩纳哥)、朱利安·德拉克斯勒(巴黎圣日耳曼)、尼可拉斯·苏利(拜仁)、罗伯特·菲尔米诺(利物浦)、科斯蒂克(意大利)等等。

很明显，这个人知道他在做什么，也知道如何帮助一个年轻的天才建立一个强大的事业。

他在火车头的开始并没有取得成功，然而，除了在某些情况下运气不佳之外，还有明显的伤病问题。

现在这家莫斯科俱乐部迎来了3名受伤的常规后卫(杰德瓦伊、里巴斯和巴勃罗)。边锋热马列特蒂诺夫也恢复了进攻能力。

除了守门员贾纳耶夫，索契对他们的球队没有任何问题。在对罗斯托夫(3-2)的比赛中，他被替补扎波洛特尼替换下场，扎波洛特尼在45分钟内两次失球。易受伤的贾纳耶夫可能会缺席莫斯科的比赛，这对客队来说可能是个问题。

支持火车头的主要原因是他们伤病队员的状况有所改善，尤其是后防线。此外，在吉斯多尔的带领下，他们在433赛区的首场比赛中表现出了咄咄逼人的高压，这表明他们很快就会取得积极的成绩，索契绝对是一个他们可以赢得积分的球队。