Petersburg “Zenith” goalkeeper Daniil Odoevsky reacted to the fact that fans of the team recognized him as the best player in the fourth round match of the Russian Premier League (RPL) with Grozny “Akhmat”.
Odoevsky played 41 minutes in the match. In one of the episodes, the 19-year-old goalkeeper ran out of the penalty area and knocked out his opponent’s midfielder Lechi Sadulaev for an interception and was shown a direct red card. Instead, Mikhail Kerzhakov took the field, replacing Andrey Mostovoy.
“Support is pleasant, irony is understandable, criticism is objective. Thanks to the fans, coaches and team,” the Zenit goalkeeper wrote in comments to the club’s Instagram post (the owner of Meta is considered an extremist organisation).
After four rounds of the season, Zenit finished third in the RPL standings with eight points. Sharing the first two places with 10 points each, CSKA and Spartak continue their leadership.
Zenit will face CSKA in the fifth round. The match was held on August 13 in St. It will be played in St. Petersburg.
Previously, Zenith’s former goalkeeper Vyacheslav Malafeev shared In the fourth-round match of the Russian Premier League against Akhmat, the club’s goalkeeper said that St. Opinion on the episode about his expulsion from St. Petersburg Daniil Odoevsky.