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Chris McCart, Director of Celtic Academy, shared his impressions after Spartak Cup international junior tournament:

- I’d like to thank the organizers for their invitation for our team to participate in these competitions, for their hospitality and warm reception. Spartak Cup is a very high level tournament; here our guys have got an excellent opportunity to test themselves in matches with serious opponents. 

- What can you say about Spartak Academy in general?

- I’m impressed by Spartak Academy infrastructure, by its facilities available for training young footballers. I’m also pleasantly surprised with fabulous conditions at core team’s training ground that I’ve managed to visit as well. Spartak has been evolving steadily, it is evident. Here, in bringing up young generations of footballers focused attention is paid to philosophy and history. The management places maximum efforts to communicate club values to mentees and to unite teams with a common idea. This approach is congenial for us, as at Celtic Club traditions and philosophy play essential role as well.     

- What is your impression of Spartak guys born in the year of 1996, who played in the tournament?

- This team has got a high potential, it looks decently against a background of strong opponents. Footballers’ interaction in the midfield is impressive. U-17 Spartak team demonstrates distinctive features of Spartak style: a short pass, strong commitment to attack. Spartak Club members show engrossing, pulsating football. The team also includes individually strong, very promising players.