Star Russian forward Dmitry Bulykin, who played for well-known Russian and foreign clubs throughout his career, as well as for the national team, in a commentary to socialbites.ca spoke about Alexander Sobolev’s chances of repeating the path of Artem Dzyuba. He also previously moved from Moscow Spartak to St. Petersburg “Zenith” and won many trophies as part of the team.
“There are always chances. The question is how to use them. The first matches will be very difficult. Both psychologically and physically. It is important how he enters them. If he is like Glushenkov, then both the fans and the management will immediately love him. Then everything will be fine. Otherwise, problems may arise here. The fans see how a football player treats the team, how he helps them, and this changes their attitude. It is clear that he acts from the camp of his main rival, but we have already had such examples from Spartak, Zenit and other teams. So I do not see anything wrong with that. It is important how he shows himself, this is what we need to focus on now,” Bulykin emphasized.
Sobolev became a Zenit player on August 30, transferring for 10 million euros and signing a contract under the “3+1” plan. He described his goal as championships with the St. Petersburg club.
Previously Alexander Mostovoy statedSobolev moved to Zenit for money.