Gedson Fernandes: Batrakov has joined a very good club

Spartak Moscow player Gedson Fernandes spoke about Batrakov's new team in exclusive comments to the club's channel. Fernandes said Batrakov has joined a very good club and wished him the best of luck. He said Batrakov has all the qualities needed, and that if he has started to perform consistently at this level, it says a lot.

Fernandes said he does not enjoy watching football much and did not even watch his own matches afterwards. He said he prefers watching films, listening to music or playing Call of Duty late into the night. He added that he may tune in when a friend is playing or when there is an interesting match, but he does not have a team he follows closely.

Recalling his time in Turkey with Rizespor, a team fighting to avoid relegation, Fernandes said that although he joined in the middle of the season, he realised that competing at the bottom of the table is very different from playing for a big club. He stressed that every match in the fight to stay in the league is a battle and every point is valuable. He said he loves winning and cannot tolerate losing, so he approaches every match with seriousness.

Fernandes said Mourinho changed his way of thinking. In his view, the team comes above everything, and if you cannot win, nothing else matters. He said that over his career he has worked with managers of different styles, but it was Mourinho who taught him what truly matters in football.

He acknowledged that his transfer to Spartak attracted great attention and that talk about the fee the club paid created intense pressure. Still, he reminded that he is used to playing in front of 30 to 40 thousand fans in Turkey, and that when the team lost, even going out on the street was difficult. For this reason, he said he thinks the word pressure would be more suitable for other situations.