Zenit head coach Sergei Semak in an interview YouTube channel Let He talked about the performance of Nikita Saltykov and Sergei Pinyaev.
“Many people today talk about Saltykov, who really showed a very mature game in terms of speed of movement and decision-making. The same goes for Pinyaev, who was talked about a lot last year. However, he is still one of the most important and talented young players of our country today. And Saltykov, the opener of this championship, makes a really good impression,” said Semak.
19-year-old Sergei Pinyaev moved to the “railway workers” camp in the winter of 2022. Before that he played for Samara “Wings of the Soviets”. The player took part in 18 matches in this season of the Russian Premier League (RPL) and scored two goals. We should also point out that the football player did an internship at Manchester United several times.
Saltykov has been playing for Krylia since the summer of 2023. The player, who played 17 matches in the RPL this season, recorded 4 goals and 4 assists.
Previously Semak explained Dzyuba’s failure in Turkey.