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The goalkeeper of “Wings of the Soviets” Lomaev revealed the phenomenon of Akinfeev
Igor Akinfeev / Photo: © PFC CSKA
The goalkeeper of the Samara “Wings of the Soviets” Ivan Lomaev told how Igor Akinfeev from CSKA has been the best goalkeeper in Russia for more than a decade.
Lomaev in the last season of the RPL entered the top three in dry matches – he and Ilya Lantratov from Khimki had 9 each, Akinfeev had 13.
– People often overestimate saves – the goalkeeper on the line basically takes what he should take. I’ll tell you even more: if the goalkeeper does everything right, then the save usually does not look spectacular at all. Here Akinfeev has been taking the right position for 20 years, a lot of balls just fly into him. And when you take the wrong position, you often get spectacular saves. That’s why I say that the game on the line is something that works. Your merit is much greater in the leadership of the defense, the game on the exits and the game with the feet, ”Sports.ru quotes Lomaev.
Source: Sportbox
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