Valery Ovchinnikov, former head coach of Lokomotiv Nizhny Novgorod, will return to Zenit St. team reports “RB Sports”.
“There is something wrong with that. Because the Brazilians set the mood in this team, but I would like to see the Russians in the first roles.
You see, you can play with Brazilians. Buy seven horses and race them. But growing your own is completely different, ”said Ovchinnikov.
Zenit won the Russian Premier League for the fifth time in a row in the 2022/23 season. The wards of Sergei Semak won the championship ahead of schedule, beating Spartak Moscow 3: 2 in the 26th round of the national championship at home. In just 30 rounds, St. Petersburg club scored 70 points.
CSKA Moscow won the RPL silver medals with 58 points. The first three “Spartaks” (54) were closed.
Previously, St. Petersburg “Zenith” Wendel’s Brazilian midfielder Cesare Barbieri, said about his client’s decision not to return to Russia temporarily on the background of the current political situation.