“There are no questions about Galaktionov. Kerzhakov himself “overexposed”. Ex-sports director of PARI NN – about the departure of coaches from the club

Former sports director of PARI NN Alexander Lipko spoke about the departure of coaches Mikhail Galaktionov and Alexander Kerzhakov from the club.

In June 2022, Galaktionov replaced Kerzhakov as the team’s head coach. In November, Galaktionov announced that he himself was resigning from this position. He headed the Moscow Lokomotiv, having signed a contract until the end of the 2023/24 season with the possibility of extension.

– According to Galaktionov, there are no questions, such an offer may be made once in a lifetime, a chance should not be missed. There were no Lokomotiv-level teams in his career before, this is a serious growth. As for Kerzhakov, I think he “overexposed” himself. Ravil Izmailov proposed a contract agreed with the management, this is correct information. Alexander thought for a long time, probably did not agree. He completed the tournament task, any coach after this tends to count on an increase in the contract. The club’s management could have had a different opinion,” Lipko said in an interview with Match TV.

After Galaktionov left PARI NN, Anton Khazov became acting head coach. The club is 12th in the table with 19 points after 17 rounds of WORLD RPL.