Football has become more attractive in the Russian Premier League (RPL). Such an opinion in the commentary of the newspaper “News” Said Igor Korneev, the former coach of the Russian national team.
“In the sense that we no longer see “buses”: people are still trying to play football with more open, more goals. That’s why I don’t think the bar in RPL has been set too low. It is clear that you always want to play in international competitions, but for now we do not have such an opportunity, ”said Korneev.
In the season completed in the Russian Premier League, Zenit St. Petersburg became champions for the fifth time in a row. St. Petersburg club won ahead of schedule by scoring 70 points in 30 rounds after beating Spartak Moscow with a score of 3: 2 in the 26th round.
CSKA Moscow won the RPL silver medals with 58 points. The first three “Spartaks” (54) were closed.
The Country Cup was won by the capital’s army team. In the superfinal, CSKA, led by Vladimir Fedotov, defeated Krasnodar in a penalty shootout.
Former head coach of St. Petersburg “Zenith” Sergei Semak saidWhat is missing in Russian football.