Eduard Koksharov, the father of Krasnodar striker Alexander Koksharov, believes that his son will consistently get into the team’s starting lineup no earlier than 20 years old; the player needs to gain experience.

This season, Koksharov, who will turn 19 in December, played five matches for the Bulls’ main team and scored an assist.

— It’s a normal story that Alexander doesn’t play much now. He must prove himself and gain the trust of the coach. First of all, he must be efficient, have a great desire, and must gain experience. We will not consider any rental options; we have a contract with Krasnodar.

He needs to repay his debts, the club raised him, now we are not thinking about leaving. How long will it take? I think the same as Spertsyan. I told him that he won’t play consistently until he’s 20 years old. Let him get used to it, gain experience, gain muscles, become physically stronger,” Metaratings.ru quotes Koksharov as saying.

“Krasnodar” with 27 points ranks first in the WORLD RPL standings after 11 rounds.

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