Former Russian national team player Dmitry Bulykin, commenting on the scandalous situation with striker Artem Dziuba, expressed the opinion that the problems of the Russian striker can be associated with the presence of a young opponent. Transmits words “Euro-Football.Ru”.
“Could Artem’s problems be related to the harder it is for an older player to get into the season? NO. Much easier for an experienced football player. He knows what to do and how to prepare his body. The question is, do you have a young competitor? Because a young competitor is always motivated and more promising than a former competitor,” said Bulykin.
On August 16, the Control and Disciplinary Committee of the Russian Football Union (FTC RFU) decided to conditionally disqualify Dzyuba for two matches and fined him 50 thousand rubles for threatening a journalist after the end of the match with Samara Krylya Sovetov in the fourth match. Russian Premier League (RPL) tour.
The clash started after the journalist asked Dziuba if he was offended when he heard the words of Russian coach Igor Shalimov, who said the striker will not score more than two goals this season. The striker replied: “Listen, you will finish the game. I’ll stick my phone somewhere for you. You understand me? If you come again, I warned you for the last time.”
Dziuba joined Lokomotiv in February 2023. In May, he signed a new contract with the red-greens with the possibility of extending another year until the end of the 2023/24 season.
Former former football player Maxim Demenko spoke On the decision of the RFU FTC regarding Dzyuba.