Fiorentina fans waited for the departure of the Russian striker.
The inglorious story of Alexander Kokorin at Fiorentina is over. A year and a half after the transfer to Florence from Spartak, the Russian striker went on loan to the Cypriot Aris until the end of the current season.
11 matches, 216 minutes on the field, 0 effective actions and 2 yellow cards – these are all the successes of the Russian in the Violets. Hardly anyone expected such depressing numbers. Italian fans have long found the culprit in this transfer failure – it turned out to be the club’s sports director, Daniele Prade. The specialist trusted the advice of Fabio Capello and Roberto Mancini, who worked with the player in Russia, and paid a solid 4.5 million euros for him.
After the transfer announcement, the Florentine fans breathed a sigh of relief. And now they are spreading the Russian striker on social networks!
The vast majority of Italian fans are happy about Kokorin’s departure. And this is not surprising: the club has long tried to fuse a useless player, but the Russian stubbornly did not go for a deal, not wanting to give up a good salary. Now that the “violets” still managed to get rid of the ballast, the fans began to scoff at the would-be attacker with might and main:
natyfiore: We will never miss him…
fisio2661: Prade, I was afraid that he would stay with us until retirement.
acidoldf: No-o-o! And this is now, when he learned to say hello in Italian! What a bummer!
ricky_485: Finally this stupid player left the squad.
bunobruno123: Has this really happened. The most shameful transfer in many years, only for this Prade had to step down.
Many commentators, having learned about Kokorin’s departure, decided to practice irony. However, the true message of their messages is easily visible:
alessiomorelli: Tell me it’s not true…
soloperoggisolopervoi: A heavy loss… You will all see how we will regret it later…
Giuliocoppoli: I still don’t believe it…
bovinelli: For those who are sad. I remind you that he is on loan and will remain our player until June 2024. There is still hope that he will return and score goals. I would say that the chances are small, but still …
simoncini.giacomo: We will miss the guy who was throwing out the garbage in the center of Florence in slippers …
Kokorin’s transition was also appreciated by Russian ex-football players who played in Europe. The ex-midfielder of Celta Alexander Mostovoy and the former striker of Bologna Igor Kolyvanov expressed their opinion:
– Kokorin has been at Fiorentina for two years. There is no need to draw any conclusions here, because the person simply lived in Italy. In Cyprus, at least play a little. And he earned money and lived in Italy – the class is simple. I went to Cyprus in the weather, went to warming. There can no longer be any talk of sports ambitions. The guy is good and talented, but he spoiled the ending of his years, ”Championship” quotes Mostovoy.
– It’s even funny. In the last two years, you could not even say or write anything about him, he still does not play. He went out for five minutes, he would give two passes: one to his own, one to someone else. Once he was a good footballer with excellent potential, but after that incident he was still lucky that he signed a contract with Sochi and fired. Well, what is the championship of Cyprus? If you just go and just relax, – quotes the words of Kolyvanov “Match TV”.
The likelihood that after a loan at Aris, Alexander will return to Fiorentina is close to zero. Of course, the Russian striker is able to arrange a scoring extravaganza in one of the weakest European championships, however, this is unlikely to convince the leadership of the Florentine club.
By and large, the season in the league of Cyprus will show whether Kokorin has at least something left of his former self. If the former Zenit and Dynamo striker fails there too, it’s hard to imagine what options will open up for him after the lease expires. Popularity in Russia is gaining Medialiga, which may become the last refuge for a once great talent.
Source: Sportbox
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Pisa and Juventus met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 0:2.
They scored for the guests Calabrians (73′, own goal), Yildiz (90+2′).
According to the results of the match, Pisa has 11 points, the guests 32 points.
In the next match Pisa will play on January 3, 2026, the opponent will be Genoa. Juventus will play their next match on 3 January 2026 (the opponent is Lecce).
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The scorer of the brace against Chelsea is an Aston Villa player. Ollie Watkins appointed head coach of the team Unai Emery tactical genius. Watkins’ comment is quoted by the BBC in reference to Sky Sports.
The meeting of the 18th round of the English championship between Aston Villa and Chelsea from London ended with a strong victory for the Birmingham team with a score of 2:1.
“He changed tactics because Chelsea played man-marking, but he had an extra central defender when we played long balls. When I came on in the second half, he put Jadon Sancho and Morgan Rodgers on the wing and put Youri Tielemans in the No. 10 position, so we had an extra player. He’s a tactical genius,” Watkins said.
“Amazing victory. For me personally, to go on the pitch and score two goals is a fantastic feeling, but to continue that streak and come here to such a difficult place and beat Chelsea is just incredible,” he added.
Aston Villa, under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Emery, won 11 in a row. The team won 8 matches in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
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The English football club Aston Villa won 11 consecutive victories for the first time since 1914 and repeated the club record for this indicator.
On Saturday, in the away match of the 18th round of the English championship, the Birmingham team beat London’s Chelsea (2:1).
The last time Aston Villa won 11 matches in a row was in 1914. This happened previously in 1897.
Aston Villa under the leadership of former Spartak Moscow coach Unai Emery he achieved 8 victories in the English championship and 3 in the Europa League.
In the English championship standings Aston Villa is in 3rd place with 39 points. In the next round, the Birmingham team will play away against Arsenal, leaders of the Premier League (42 points).
Source: Soccer Ru
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