Alexander Tarkhanov, the former coach of some clubs in the Russian Premier League, said that he agreed with the fans, who considered the goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev the best CSKA player of the 2022/23 season. Expert’s words “Euro-Football.Ru”.
“He helped him win the trophy and take second place, he looked confident in all matches. It only accepts unclaimed balls and the defense starts to act more confidently in this regard.
The top three also included Ivan Oblyakov and Fedor Chalov. I think both actors deservedly entered this list, ”Tarkhanov said.
On 11 June, CSKA defeated Krasnodar in the Russian Cup Super Final and won this trophy for the first time in ten years. The main time of the match ended with a score of 1:1 and the army team turned out to be more accurate in the penalty shootout – 6:5. Akinfeev managed to repel three hits in the series, but the first save was not counted due to a rule violation.
Akinfeev is a CSKA graduate. In total, he has 740 matches, in which he played “to zero” 309 times for the army team. Together with the team, he became the Russian champion six times, won the Russian Cup seven times and won the UEFA Cup in the 2004/05 season.
Former CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Vyacheslav Chanov declarationwho saw goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev as the team’s best player last season.