Andrey Arshavin, the former player of the Russian national team and now the deputy general director of sports development of Zenit, answered the question about the most talented Russian player at the moment.
“Is Pinyaev being called the most talented player in Russia since my time? They named him Zakharyan last year. Zakharyan is probably the best actor born in 2003. Pinyaev is now proving to be the best player of 2004. Will it progress? He continued playing. Everything depends on desire. If he moves to a stronger team, he will play like crazy. Of course, he has to strive for the top league in Europe, ”reports Arshavin. sports24.
On March 26, the Russian national team’s St. In the match against Iraq in St. Petersburg, Pinyaev scored a goal. Thanks to him, he became the author of the “youngest” goal in the history of the national team. He was 18 years 4 months 24 days old at the time of the game. Before that, the record belonged to Dmitry Sychev.
In this match, besides Pinyaev, another Lokomotiv midfielder Anton Miranchuk also scored.
Pinyaev made his debut for the Russian national team in a match against Tajikistan last November. He became the youngest first player in the history of the national team – 18 years 15 days.
Formerly Pavel Stipidi He urged Zakharyan and Pinyaev to leave for their own good.