Former striker of the Russian national team and Lokomotiv Dmitry Sychev shared his impressions of the performances of the 18-year-old “railway workers” striker Sergey Pinyaev and his debut in the national team. Sychev described Pinyaev as a non-standard football player, emphasizing that the main thing is not to praise him too much.
“It was interesting to me, it is non-standard, but it cannot be rejoiced: for a long time we did not have players who could beat one-on-one, act as non-standard as possible, score goals. For 20 years I remained the author of the “youngest” goal in the history of the Russian national team – from the heart, generations must change, and these records should be broken much earlier. 20 years nothing. And then, if Pinyaev had not scored against Iraq, the record would have stood.
It’s good that we have a star, the main thing is not to over-praise. There are many developments. There is a parallel with Arsen Zakharyan: a young outstanding actor, but in his second season he showed that everything is not so simple and you have to withstand both criticism and the influence of the second season and increased media attention. fans and experts. This is a lot of work for both him and his environment, because the young football player is psychologically unstable and in order to focus on football, the environment must be right and he must direct all his thoughts to it, ”Sychev told socialbites.ca.
Pinyaev moved from Krylia Sovetov to Lokomotiv in December 2022 and signed a four-year contract. In total, he played 15 matches in the current draw of the Russian Premier League and scored four goals. The young striker played his debut for the Russian national team on November 17 last year in a friendly match with the Tajikistan team, becoming the youngest striker in the history of the national team.
On March 26, 2023, he scored the first goal for the national team in a friendly match with Iran, breaking Sychev’s record as the author of the “youngest” goal for the national team – Pinyaev at that time was 18 years and four months. and 24 days. Sychev was 18 years, six months and 23 days old when he hit the doors of the Yugoslav national team in May 2002.
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