On Monday, after three years of work with the team, „Žalgiris“ coach Valdas Dambrauskas decided to resign from his duties. Although the coach of the Vilnius team is not directly responsible for the team composition, before announcing the new strategist for the club, we present the 10 most disappointing team acquisitions during the period when V. Dambrauskas was the coach.
Eliandro
Performance at „Žalgiris“: 12 matches - 3 goals.
When Eliandro joined the team in the summer of 2015, this acquisition was already met with skepticism. The forward not only came from the not so strong Maltese league's „Birkirkara“ club, but also did not stand out there (15 matches - 1 goal). Although he managed to score three goals in the Vilnius team, each time he scored against „Stumbras“ when the result was already clear, and the opponents in those matches conceded a total of 7 goals. At the end of the first season, he dropped out of the club's rotation, and he was bid farewell to in winter. After leaving Lithuania, M. Matošas found work in the second Croatian league, where he also does not shine - in two years, he played 24 matches in the Brazilian „Serie B“ championships and scored 7 goals.
Bahrudin Atajičius
Performance at „Žalgiris“: 59 matches - 15 goals.
Assessing Bahrudin Atajičius's performance in the „Žalgiris“ team is difficult: the footballer was acquired as the main striker, but over two years in the Vilnius team he often changed positions and never managed to secure a solid starting position in the team. Although the striker scored 15 goals, it is worth noting that he only sent the ball into the net of the first four A league teams in one match: his debut at „Žalgiris“, when he beat the „Trakai“ goalkeeper twice.
