Former Krasnodar football player Evgeny Shipitsin played against St. Petersburg in the 19th round match of the Russian championship. He criticized St. Petersburg Zenit and Moscow Spartak for having too many foreign players in the team roster. His words are quoted “Euro-Football.Ru”.
“I felt like I was watching some kind of South American championship. Where are our Russian children? You can count them on your fingers in the field. These legionnaires showed nothing interesting. I don’t understand why we trust foreign players who don’t stand out in any way. Our boys wouldn’t have played worse, they wouldn’t have spoiled the game.
Why does the border allow the release of so many foreigners when Russian clubs do not participate in European competitions? Why not use this time to train, train and shoot your men? “It was like watching a match between teams in the relegation zone in a foreign championship,” the former football player said.
On March 2, St. Zenit in St. Petersburg drew with Spartak (0:0). On the field of the Gazprom Arena stadium, 13 foreign football players were simultaneously included in the starting lineups of both teams. socialbites.ca edited online broadcast duel.
In the Russian Championship rankings, Spartak is in fourth place with 31 points. Zenit is in second place with 37 points. Sergei Semak’s team is two points behind the leader Krasnodar.
In the next round, Guillermo Abascal’s team will face Fakel Voronezh on March 10 and Ural Yekaterinburg on March 9.
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