Former footballer of the Russian national team Andrey Kanchelskis spoke of Zenith.
Zenit is a European giant, but only in terms of infrastructure, but in terms of results it is an average European club. Did they win the Europa League once, and immediately a top club? If they were out of the Champions League group every year, it could be said that this is a top European club. Each year they take third or last place in the group. In terms of infrastructure, Zenit is one of the top five clubs in Europe.
If they have the opportunity, why don’t they buy a lot of players? So did Dynamo: they bought a lot of players and then they rented them. If there is an opportunity, why not take advantage of it? No matter what we say, every footballer is looking for the best place for himself. Why shouldn’t a footballer leave for St. Petersburg if he gets a worthy offer? He doesn’t have two lives, he only has one.
“Zenith” – a lot of money, like PSG. This is the case. There is money – they buy. Ufa or Ural don’t have that much money, they can’t afford such grandeur.
