Four-time Olympic champion Alexander Tikhonov commented on the statement of Lokomotiv striker Artem Dzyuba, who acknowledged that he was a Russian patriot and supported Vladimir Putin. Tikhonov’s words are quoted “RB Sports”.
“I don’t think that Dzyuba’s statement that he supports Russia is a male act. Today every citizen should think and act like this. It would be better if he played good football or went to the front. There is nothing extraordinary in his expression. Maybe he decided to stick someone. Unemployed with us. remained, but now he suddenly saw the light, ”said Tikhonov.
On February 8, the forward signed a contract with Lokomotiv until the end of the season. Dzyuba started the 2022/23 season as part of Turkish club Adana Demirspor, but terminated his contract a few months later and was looking for a new team as a free agent.
Dzyuba played the first official match for Lokomotiv in the Russian Cup match against Spartak. He spent the entire 90 minutes on the field without scoring. In the second match, Lokomotiv lost to Spartak with a score of 2:4.
Former State Duma Deputy Dmitry Svishchev declarationDzyuba’s idea is interesting to millions of people.