Compare with your hierarchy of foreigners.
Lovren has been an important starter lately, team captain, leader. But the Croatian returned to France, where he was playing, and Renan was brought in to replace him. So far, the value of the young Brazilian for Zenit has not been determined, as well as colleagues from the former and future club, Du Queiroz. But nine foreigners remain in the question and interest in Malcolm da PSG gets everyone talking. He imagines that the most precious and played legionnaires go away. We’re sure Semak will have enough of his boys and coaching talents for total domination RPL?
9. Nuraly Alip (Kazakhstan)
A foreigner is not superior in skill to young Russians who might practice game instead of him. Taking into account the fact that Chistyakov in Zenit was accused of “giving up the game” to Akhmat, Lovrena was brought up as a teammate by the Brazilian Rodrigao, and after Dejan left, Renan left, Semak got clearly showed that he would bet on foreigners in the heart of the defense. Alip has a lot to learn or else he will either die on the reservation or leave.
8. Matteo Cassierra (Colombia)
An example of why it is impossible to shout that the loss of Malcolm, Wendel, Barrios and Santos will not affect, because other Latinos will be brought right away. What if they don’t play? Cassierra plays in the position where Azmun played straight away at Zenit. He appeared in center when he wasn’t shooting and Dziuba scored a lot, especially on passes from the Hulk. And Cassierra failed to start at the new club. Perhaps, if we take the optimal base, where Mateo, and not Sergeev, then the Colombian is the weak link.
7. Gustavo Mantovan (Brazil)
Let’s put Gustavo above his colleagues, he copes with the role of a joker and has not yet pecked Semak’s liver due to lack of practice. In the future he could be on the list of dissatisfied players alongside Bakaev and other substitutes, but for now this is a good option. On the other hand, one might still think, isn’t it more profitable to keep a talent from the academy in the shop in this case? Mantua is paid a lot, and from its future sale the money will go, even to the Corinthians.
6. Claudinho (Brazil)
He entered the game superbly and then explained why he wasn’t brought into the top 5. Claudinho will hardly repeat in the next game what he did in the previous one. One of Zenit’s strongest legionnaires, but in the new season they clearly expected more from him. On the other hand, a decline can suggest an increase in interest. Buyers are looking to target the low point. But for Zenit the player’s value has dropped, outside of Claudinho’s eight assists on entry RPL only two points brought directly.
5. Rodrigao (Brazil)
The newcomer took up his place at the base, had 15 fights, and now the adaptation of young Renan depends on his class. Rodrigao is in order, and those who don’t believe it look at the number of goals conceded by Zenit. It’s more important than you think, it creates the illusion that there has always been good football in defence. And remove Rodrigao in the Cup – you will get different results, third place in the group with Spartak and Wings of the Soviets. Not a world star like Lovren, but a worthwhile purchase.
4. Malcolm (Brazil)
It’s funny that the agent lied and Semak told the truth about the interest PSG. decorate RPL, but at the same time in many games there is a feeling that Malcolm is not interested. When it is said that the Brazilian is the best player RPL, then they look at the statistics (12 goals and 5 assists), but in this list we take into account the indispensability for Zenit. Danny and the Hulk influenced the tactics the most. Giuliano quickly drew the match in the opening months in St. Petersburg. Malcolm is like a dessert for dinner in a Michelin-starred restaurant. Delicious and beautiful, but not something you can’t live without.
3. Marcus Wendel (Brazil)
Wendel forms the structure of the team’s work and is responsible for the pace of positional attacks, which are the most frequent attacks for Zenit. However, he also gets boring at times. I promised to play in the Champions League, but it’s gone. In attack, however, he opened up. It is no coincidence that in the former club he was considered a replacement for Bruno Fernandes, and not a second Moutinho. Markus brought a lot of good, I don’t want to lose him. It’s also a good thing that Wendel isn’t physically a workhorse, because technically this is a top 5 guy for a long time.
2. Wilmar Barrios (Colombia)
Wendel is incredibly important. Malcolm doesn’t always make a difference, even though he’s become adept at it, he makes a carnival. However, they can be replaced and the loss of Barrios is unknown. Wilmar has slowed down, but otherwise he would have been dropped into the top 5 a long time ago. He didn’t support the starting level of football when they were waiting for Barrios Premier League or La Liga in one year. But it is structurally difficult to find a more important player for Zenit. Only the league leader played more minutes RPLof a defensive midfielder who still has no substitute in position.
1 place. Douglas Santos (Brazil)
After the departure of Dzyuba and Lovren, he became the full captain of the team. It is clear that Douglas is not loud in the locker room and cocky like Artem and Dejan. But this is a man who can go 17 games without substitution. In the new season, Semak rarely used Santos’ versatility, only in the course of matches, but strictly as a left fullback, the Brazilian is wonderful. You can always expect a canopy from him. In terms of passing accuracy, this is one of the leading full-backs. RPL. Douglas personifies the fantastic legionnaires in the “Zenith”. It is also clear that the entire Brazilian colony rests on it.
Ronaldo once gave 17-year-old Pato in Milan a Playboy, offering to choose a company: cheerful, like Nibbler, or religious, like Kaka. At Zenit, Malcolm is more responsible for entertainment than Santos. But without the first team, Semak may not collapse, even if he starts losing points more often. But without Santos and separately Barrios, the snowball effect is much closer. Losses in football do not affect up to a certain point. Zenit pretends that the legionnaires have no right to leave at any moment, but this is temporary oblivion.
