The recent reservists also showed some nice football.

Igor Leshchuk (Dinamo)

Calling Dinamo’s defense reliable can only be a joke. Licka is guaranteed that there will be problems in every match. This doesn’t mean that wingers Das and Skopintsev don’t want to fight for the ball, or that experienced central defender Balbuena’s young teammates don’t know how to play a game without obvious errors. But much more often Dynamo’s defense as a phenomenon forces goalkeeper Leshchuk to work. Igor ousted the veteran Shunin from the starting lineup and is the leader in save percentage per game in the entire RPL. He made 84.8% of shots, ahead of Safonov – Matvey made 80% of the game’s saves. The Dinamo goalkeeper is also first in terms of percentage of goals scored, even if he has not played in all the matches, so far he has 5 matches without conceding a goal. It’s not a season record, as Dupin, Safonov and Nigmatullin have 8 clean sheets each. But the beautiful football of the former reservist Leshchuk is one of the reasons why the Muscovites remain in the fight for the championship. Igor has high concentration, takes 4.6 shots per game, is first in the league RPL.

Benjamin Garre (Wings of the Soviets)

Unlike Leshchuk, Garre did not sit on his team’s bench for half of the shifts played RPL. The Argentine is the new leader of the Samara club. Garre is in the top three in terms of shots on target per game, ahead of forwards CSKA and Zenit. Benjamin also ranks third in shots on goal. And here he is one shot higher than Cassierra. Of course, the Argentine does not shoot from such good positions as Mateo, because he is not a central striker who lives in the penalty area. But Garre’s progress is impressive: scouts from Serie A clubs have noticed the attacking midfielder. Kvaratskhelia’s success left stereotypes behind. Khvicha played unsuccessfully for Rubin at the end of his career in Kazan and left for the Georgian club, which did not prevent him from later becoming Italian champion. Will Garre also end up at a prestigious foreign club? Benjamin is good, if a little selfish. There should be more passes under attack in the spring. The Argentine has 8 goals and 3 assists, as well as the best scoring average RPL. He is technical and plays excellent passes with only 15% errors. One of the precious legionaries you wouldn’t want to miss out on RPL.

Mateo Cassierra (Zenit)

St. Petersburg actively attracted Brazilian national team forwards Pedro and Gabigol from Flamengo to the team. If the expensive deals had gone through, Cassierra could have ended up either in Turkey or in Zenit’s reserves. Semak, after the Colombian’s unsuccessful season, when the player felt uncomfortable in a scheme with a striker, he doubted Mateo. But Cassierra surprised the public and his opponents. He is now the best sniper of the season, he has 15 goals. With this indicator they won the race RPL according to the total of the entire championship, so Chalov, Cordoba and Tyukavin have more theoretical chances of success than real ones, each with a six-goal deficit. Cassierra has an insane goals per game average of 0.92. And it is even more impressive that the Colombian scored 15 goals after nineteen shots on target. A unique story and there is only one drawback. Segments like Cassierra’s are difficult to repeat even for the Netherlands. Erling makes mistakes much more often. But if the Colombian starts giving assists again after Zenit’s return to 4-3-3, there will be no price for him. He is not surprised that the club extended the contract with the striker.

Matias Perez (Orenburg)

In addition to the attackers and the goalkeeper, I would also like to highlight the representative of the winger. “Orenburg” after the change of coach is not as good as with Lichka. Cech left to build a successful Dynamo, and after the young coach Jarosik, who failed to return RPL, Deogracia came. She has a stable person for the whole of Orenburg. Perez faces his opponents well, a true Argentine fighter. Mattia enters first RPL in terms of tackles, 2.8 successful duels per match against 2.7 for Rodrigao of Zenit and 2.5 for another fantastic fighter: Alshin of Fakel. But Orenburg does not have the same style as the Voronezh club. Perez is not first in interceptions, although he is among the best players of the season. Mathias has many qualifications for a player of his style. And the Argentine plays no worse in passing than his compatriot Garre does in attack. These guys can build a career in the top 5, because one is technical and the other is angry in wrestling, as many coaches like.

Konstantin Tyukavin (Dinamo)

Last season, Tyukavin, through his agent, expressed complaints that he was not given confidence in Dynamo’s starting lineup over time. There were also hints of leaving, and not necessarily for a foreign club, because Zenit is always ready to pay more for a talented guy from Dinamo. But the arrival of coach Licka changed the status of the young striker. At twenty-one, Tyukavin can be called the main Russian center forward. Konstantin started for the national team in the first match after the break against Serbia. The attacker stands out for his ability to work with his body against defenders of any height. A fighter and a wrestler, so Tyukavin’s statistical success is not surprising. He has a number of goal-scoring performances for Dynamo. The striker became the youngest player in recent history RPL with assists or shots in seven consecutive games.

Until 2009 such statistics were not kept and in the last fifteen years there has been no one younger than Kokorin. We hope that Tyukavin will not repeat Alexander’s mistakes, because Konstantin is also talented. The forward is first in average shots on goal throughout the match – 1.73, ahead of Golenkov, Garre and Sobolev. The young Dinamo striker is also the leader in the number of shots on target, 29 attempts compared to Chalov’s 22. A player with specific actions. And he could grow significantly thanks to the football range. Not only is he good at finding his way to the door, but he also sees his teammates. Tyukovin first RPL In terms of assists, he has 7 assists compared to six for Wendel and Promes. Prisoner Quincy is unlikely to improve his performance, but Konstantin will not stop.