Former Zenit head coach Vlastimil Petrzhela said that foreign football players came to St. Petersburg primarily due to good financial conditions. He said he was interested in the St. Petersburg club. He shared his opinion with him “RB Sports”.
Zenit is the richest club in Russia. It is clear that foreign players prefer him primarily due to his high salary. However, we should also point out that Zenit knows how to find good foreign players. But they were too caught up in the Latin American aspect and forgot about their students,” said the Czech expert.
The blue-white-blue team includes Brazilians: Wendel, Claudinho, Gustavo Mantuan, Rodrigao, Douglas Santos, Mario Fernandez and Do Queiroz.
Zenit, which lasted 18 weeks in the Russian Premier League (RPL), is in second place in the rankings with 36 points. Sergei Semak’s team is two points behind the leader Krasnodar.
The Russian Championship has gone on winter break and will only resume in March. In the first official RPL match of 2024, Zenit will play Spartak Moscow, which is in fifth place with 30 points, in St. Petersburg. He will host in St. Petersburg. Zenit won in the first round with a score of 3:1.
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