Kairat is one of the strongest football clubs in Kazakhstan today. Last season, the club finished the championship in second place, losing only to Astana. What is the composition of the Kairat football club? Who plays in defense and who in attack? Who just came to the club to strengthen it? Who will try to make Kairat become the new champion of Kazakhstan? The composition of the club is impressive by the standards of the championship of this country.
Goalkeeper
So, what kind of players protect the colors of the Kairat club? The composition, of course, must begin to be considered with the goalkeeper. The gates of the team in most cases are protected by the young Kazakh talent Stas Pokatilov, who came from Rostov this winter. He replaced the aging Vladimir Plotnikov, who will be 31 years old in two months. Naturally, the goalkeeper is not all that Kairat can boast of. The composition of the club also includes defenders, midfielders and forwards.
Protection
The Kairat Football Club, whose composition is gradually being modified and getting better, had some problems regarding defense. Serb Zarko Markovich and Kazakh Timur Rudoselsky play in the center of defense, but in the near future they will be replaced by newcomers - Cesar Arso from Spain and Eldos Akhmetov, who came from Irtysh. As for the defense flanks, Ermek Kuantayev plays steadily on the right, and Lukash Teshak, who left the club last summer, played on the left before. Several acquisitions were made to his position at once, but Gafurzhan Suyumbayev will become the most likely base player.
Midfield
As for the midfield line, the team has it saturated, as Kairat plays according to the 4-2-3-1 scheme with only one striker. So, in the center of the field a bunch of the legendary Ukrainian Anatoly Tymoshchuk and Mikhail Bakaev had previously been played, however, Anatoly completed his professional career, therefore, Islambek Kuat now plays instead. Above them in the position of a playmaker, team captain Baurzhan Islamkhan speaks , Brazilian Isael Barboza plays to his right, and former captain of the Russian national team Andrei Arshavin to the left . Islamkhan is the team’s second top scorer.
Attack
Well, the last player to be discussed is the Ivorian Gerard Go, who managed to score 26 goals last season, becoming the top scorer. It is also worth noting that the club made a very profitable purchase by signing the Croat Ivo Ilichevich, who played most of his career in one of the most prestigious championships, the German Bundesliga. In the new season, he can definitely help the club get around Astana.