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Midfielder Pavel Mamaev was a capable football player at the beginning of his career, but his talent was not revealed due to isolation, according to sports commentator and journalist Gennady Orlov.
On February 11, Mamaev told Match TV about the end of his sports career. The 34-year-old midfielder has been a free agent since leaving Khimki in July 2022.
– I saw Mamaev when he was just starting. He was capable. But, apparently, he has difficulties with the character. He was uncommunicative. In CSKA, I could not find a common language.
In team sports, it is necessary that the athlete be sociable and sociable. And Mamaev is a closed guy, all in himself. Therefore, his talent was not revealed.
Look at Messi – he is always smiling, he is on good terms with everyone. Maybe that’s why he became what he became. Messi is a model. He contained what should be in a real athlete, – Orlov told Sport24.
Mamaev during his playing career played for Moscow Torpedo and CSKA, as well as Krasnodar, Rostov and Khimki. For the Russian national team, the footballer played 15 matches.
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Source: Sportbox
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