Former Zenit head coach Vlastimil Petrzhela praised the level of play of Russian forward Alexander Kokorin. His words are quoted Metatations.
“I follow Kokorin’s achievements. Kokorin can return to a high level again, but who will invite him? No one will invite him to Europe; The only thing possible for him is to return to Russia. Alexander will no longer be part of the European teams due to the situation in Russia and Ukraine.
I saw him playing for Aris, he was the best player in his team. Kokorin can maintain this level for a long time, but he still will not be invited anywhere,” Petrzhela said.
Kokorin played for Dinamo, Anzhi, Zenit, Sochi and Spartak in Russia. The striker became a player of Italian Fiorentina in 2021. The Russian football player rarely made it into the team and was transferred to the Cypriot Aris on loan in the summer of 2022. The striker played for one season and appeared in 27 matches in the local championship and scored 11 goals. He and his team won the gold medal last season. He returned to Aris on a one-year loan in September 2023.
This season, the striker played 17 matches in the Cyprus championship and scored 4 goals and 1 assist.
Previously Kokorina reputed The best football player of Cyprus.