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Ignatiev: “I agree with Kafanov that Akinfeev, Yashin and Dasaev are the best Russian goalkeepers”
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Honored coach of the RSFSR Boris Ignatiev agreed with the opinion of the goalkeeping coach of the Russian national team and Rostov Vitaly Kafanov, who included Igor Akinfeev from CSKA in the top three Russian goalkeepers along with Lev Yashin and Rinat Dasaev.
– I completely agree with Kafanov. If we talk about time periods, then Yashin was the best in his time, then Rinat Dasaev. Further, in my opinion, it is correctly assessed that at this stage Igor Akinfeev is the best goalkeeper. I can only agree with him.
Who would you add to this list? You can plunge into long discussions, but if we talk about the best goalkeepers in our school, then this is what they are. These goalkeepers led a cohort of talented goalkeepers, and they were already slightly worse in quality, but interesting in content and skill, – Metaratings.ru quotes Ignatiev.
37-year-old Akinfeev is a 6-time champion of Russia, a 7-time winner of the Russian Cup, winner of the UEFA Cup. He has 111 matches for the Russian national team.
Source: Sportbox
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