Denis Boyarintsev, a former player of a number of Russian clubs, answered in an interview with a socialbites.ca correspondent whether the departure of the legionnaires from the Russian championship will affect the level of the game.
“Take it as a whole, then we have a good 30 percent foreign rate. A big plus is that legionnaires who can be replaced by our men will leave. This has already been demonstrated by the Wings of the Soviets in Rostov, Krasnodar. There is a resource where you can replace most of the legionnaires.
Of course, there are aliens who are now irreplaceable, their level is quite good, but this is 30 percent of them.
Young people will have a great chance. Presumably, the overall level of the tournament will be leveled. There will most likely not be big gaps between the teams because there will be no foreigners pushing the team forward.
Maybe the championship level will drop, but the closest substitute schools have the opportunity to prove themselves to their students. And in general, this is a good chance for players with a Russian passport. Throughout my career, I have seen many young and promising men who did not get a chance in their domestic teams, had to leave, move around.
I think there will be resources in all teams that can replace legionnaires,” he said.
Formerly Roman Shirokov Rubin’s mentor urged “not to cry” due to the departure of the legionnaires.