Former Rubin football player, two-time Russian champion with Kazan Alexei Popov criticized Spartak Moscow forward Alexander Sobolev for his love of computer games. He stated this in a comment to the portal. Legal betting.
“We have the same games; Golovin and Smolov play them. Another thing is that Sobolev is not at the level of these players. It makes me laugh. It seems that the guy has already earned it. Sobolev is no longer interested in football. He no longer goes on trips, trains for two or three hours a day and rests the rest of the time. Judging by his behavior on the field, it is clear that he is not in his right mind,” Popov said.
Telegram channel on Thursday, August 8 Puree Sobolev published his data on the computer game Dota 2. It was reported that during the two weeks that he was suspended from the Spartak team, he spent a total of 24 hours a day in the game. In total, the football player spent almost 600 thousand rubles on virtual equipment in Dota 2 and Counter Strike.
Popov stressed that Sobolev is not a super forward. According to the expert, when Krylia Sovetov sold him to Spartak, the Samara club was happy to get rid of the player because they did not believe in his competence.
The forward was removed from the starting lineup after the first round match of the current Russian Premier League (RPL) against Orenburg (0:2). According to media reports, he told coach Dejan Stankovic that he wanted to leave.
Sobolev has been playing for Spartak since 2020. In total, he played 139 matches for the team, scoring 58 goals and making 32 assists. His contract with the club runs until the summer of 2026.
In the completed season of the Russian Championship, Sobolev played 27 matches and scored five goals. He was reportedly close to a transfer to Zenit this off-season, but Spartak increased the player’s price at the last minute and the St. Petersburg club rejected the transfer.
Former Spartak coach Chernyshov stated About discrimination against Sobolev.
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Source: Gazeta
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