Well-known Russian coach Valery Nepomnyashchy, former advisor to the president of PFC CSKA, believes that Zenit’s foreign players did not show maximum performance this season. stated that “Sports Express”.
“Foreigners are disappointing; Wendel, Claudinho, Mantuan, Barrios, Douglas Santos… If they were all good last season, now they have reduced their demands on themselves. They don’t last as long as they used to.
Yes, you will remember how Barrios and Douglas Santos burned everything down recently! There is no such thing now. They’re just playing football. Carefully, but no longer. Wendel and Claudinho do not show their maximum either. They flare up in episodes,” Nepomniachtchi said.
Having collected 32 points in the Russian Premier League (RPL) after 15 weeks, Krasnodar continues to lead the championship. In the last round, Vladimir Ivich’s team drew with Zenit with a score of 1:1. Eduard Spertsyan and Mateo Cassierra scored. The blue-white-blue team is in second place and is two points short. Dinamo, CSKA and Krylia Sovetov (25 points) share the third place.
Previously was named The best defender of the first round of RPL.