The voyage of forward Artyom Dzyuba to the Turkish coast began in the best way possible. The Russian football player first entered the field as part of Adana right on his birthday and immediately scored a goal.

However, already in the second match, the newcomer disappointed the Turkish fans. In social networks, a flurry of criticism fell upon the Russian. The head coach of the team, who appreciated the game of the Russian at its true worth, did not stand aside.

Dzyuba was recognized as the worst player in the team. So it was necessary to try to play!

Infamously landed on the bench

The Adana Demirspor football club, whose colors were defended by the Russian striker Artyom Dzyuba this summer, sets itself very serious tasks. Under them, a forward from Russia was bought. The head coach of the team Vincenzo Montella entrusted our player with a place in the starting lineup, and in the first round Artyom did not let him down, scoring a goal against Fenerbahce (2:4).

It is logical that the Italian specialist entrusted the Russian player with a place at the base next week. This time, Demirspor was opposed by a more modest Umraniyespor.

Everyone knows that with less skilled rivals, Dzyuba often turns on his bombarding talent to the fullest and scores several goals. This was expected of him in the home game of the fourth round of the Super League. But it turned out quite differently.

Artyom Dziuba / Photo: © Adana Demirspor

Artyom looked very pale on the field. In the first half, the player made a minimum of useful actions. For 45 minutes, he did not strike a single blow at the opponents’ goal and touched the ball only ten times, while allowing four losses. The Russian did not add whists and a yellow card, which Dzyuba grabbed by the exposed elbow.

As a result, Montella had to change Dziuba already at half-time, putting Mario Balotelli on the field. The coach did not make other permutations between halves – obviously, in his opinion, it was the Russian who spoiled the team’s game. For an experienced striker, such a measure was humiliating, but well deserved. According to the results of the meeting, the authoritative portal WhoScored recognized Artyom as the worst player in the team, giving him a score of “5.8”.

“Dziuba is very heavy, no punch, no pressure”

“Demispor” still with great difficulty achieved victory in this match, winning with a minimum score, but neither Dziuba nor Balotelli were involved in the only goal of the team. The author of the ball was the Portuguese defender Kevin Rodriguez. The weak game of the Russian striker upset the club’s fans very much. Despite winning, they left a lot of negative comments on social media.

“Assombalonga should be given a better chance. Balotelli behaves like a spoiled child, Dziuba does not keep up with the wingers in our line of attack. He’s too heavy! – calls to consider other options with another attacker @ useraytac0187.

– Dzyuba is not ready at all! Why is he playing and not Assombalonga? user @ asksCaylak_11.

– Dziuba was ineffective, Balotelli played reluctantly. In general, the team was shabby and there was a noticeable lack of desire to play, which I can not understand. But three points on this night, which can be considered bad, pleased us all. I hope we will improve the game over time, – expressed hope for the best @Osmanzd52828249.

– Nothing good can be expected from Balotelli in the future, Dziuba is a good person, but too heavy. We need a striker, – a fan with the nickname @ said about the game of forwardsferidunn1940.

– Dzyuba is very heavy, no hitting, no pressure, – user @ described the vision of Artyom’s gameozgur_ads01.

– I did not like this game, the team did not have the courage. Dzyuba cannot be a scorer for our team, said a fan with the nickname @brsdgn01.

After such a nondescript game, one could begin to worry about Artyom’s future, but the competition for a place in the starting lineup of Demirspor suddenly became easier. The eccentric Balotelli gave Dziuba a kind of “gift” by arranging a brawl with the team’s head coach after the final whistle. After this, the Russians have a sharp increase in the chances of rehabilitating themselves in the eyes of the fans in the next match.