Teams can maintain their registration in the RPL through dedication and luck, Bulykin believes

Former football player of Lokomotiv Moscow and the Russian national team, Dmitry Bulykin, said that success in the fight for survival in the WORLD Russian Premier League (RPL) depends on physical readiness, dedication and luck.

In his opinion, it is difficult for teams at the bottom of the standings to cling to points due to fierce competition.

— When a team does not have top players and lacks skill, in order to feel calm in the RPL, it is necessary to cope with psychological and physical pressure. The players themselves make mistakes more often in such situations, so it is always difficult for those who are at the bottom of the standings and fighting for survival. Here you can win only through crazy dedication, physical readiness and luck. This is how they can save themselves from relegation; for them, every game is like a battle to reach the finals. We will see who is luckier towards the end of the season,” Gazeta.Ru quotes Bulykin.

After 11 rounds of the Russian Championship, Voronezh’s Fakel and Sochi are in the relegation zone, while Rostov and Baltika are in the play-off zone.

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