Artem Dziuba / Photo: © FC Lokomotiv
Former Zenit player Konstantin Lepekhin believes striker Artem Dzyuba can benefit Lokomotiv Moscow if he stays motivated.
Dzyuba signed a contract with Lokomotiv on February 8. The railway workers are in 14th place in the WORLD table of the Russian Premier League, gaining 13 points after 17 rounds.
– I think Dzyuba with his qualities can be useful in the RPL. He may not need to do any big work on the field, but he is very dangerous in the penalty area. It’s hard for defenders to deal with him. At least when he was at Zenit, no one could hold him back – neither after long passes, nor after crosses, nor after “pendants”. He won everything. If he has it left, he will, of course, benefit Lokomotiv.
– Dziuba will have “shell carriers” in Loko – do they lack a “finisher” of attacks?
– Judging by the results of Lokomotiv, they have big problems in all lines. It might be easier to join such a team. She didn’t live up to expectations. Against the background of failures, any positive result will be received with a bang. Two matches win – everyone will be happy.
– Especially since we know from Dzyuba’s career: the more difficult it is for him, the better he plays. You can remember the loan in “Tom”, “Rostov”, “Arsenal”, where he clearly showed himself.
– The most important thing is that he scores both in top teams, like in Zenit, and in teams that do not have a good selection of performers. Everywhere he did his job – he scored goals. It all depends on motivation. If Artyom has internal motivation left, he will be useful. If it’s just a desire to be in the public eye in the capital’s team, it is hardly worth expecting feats from him. I think the qualities that Dziuba had will allow him to play successfully after a long break, RB Sport quotes Lepekhin.
The Russian football season will resume on February 22 with the matches of the FONBET Cup of Russia, on March 3 the WORLD RPL will continue. Watch live broadcasts of matches of the RPL and the Cup of the country on the federal channel “Match TV” and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru And sportbox.ru
