Rinat Bilyaletdinov, former coach of Lokomotiv Moscow and Rubin Kazan, comments legal betting He shared his views on the competitiveness of the “railroad” team in the Russian Premier League (RPL).
“By today’s standards, Lokomotiv’s squad is combative, but reinforcements wouldn’t hurt. They need speed in attack, so the red-green team needs fast forward attack. Dzyuba is good, but he cannot be called a mobile player, he is a different style of football player. And age has been knocking on the window for a long time.
Railwaymen need to increase the playing potential of the team. There is only one tactic that works at the moment: Dzyuba’s mainstay, but this is already being studied and calculated by opponents.
In Krasnodar and Zenit there are forwards who determine the course of the game, we are talking about Cordoba and Cassierra. It is no coincidence that these clubs are at the top of the RPL rankings. In modern football, speed in attack is very important. “It seems to me that Lokomotiv has ideas on this issue, but ideas also need suitable players,” he said.
Dziuba signed a contract with Lokomotiv last season. Later, the player and the club extended the contract under the 1+1 plan.
This season, Artem Dzyuba played 16 matches in the Russian Championship and four matches in the National Cup and scored four goals and three assists.
Zenit St. Petersburg forward Mateo Cassierra has made 22 appearances in all competitions this season, scoring 15 goals and providing 5 assists. Krasnodar forward John Cordoba played in 20 matches, scoring 11 goals and 4 assists.
Before the Russian championship restarts, Lokomotiv is in fourth place with 31 points. The leader is Krasnodar (38 points), while Zenit is in second place (36 points).
Previously captain of Spartak in the name leave the team.