When news of Aleksandr Kokorin's move to Zenit St. Petersburg broke two days ago there was celebration from the fans of the Russian Premier League holders. Zenit managed to secure arguably Russia's greatest footballing prospect for the small fee of €2.5m from Dinamo Moscow which also included the fee for his fellow Dinamo player Yuri Zhirkov, quite frankly this is an absolute bargain. With his contract due to expire in a few months, Kokorin had the freedom to pick and choose a club which was … [Read more...]
5 Things We Learned About the Russian Premier League in August
September 10, 2014 by Leave a Comment
1) Alex Buttner is really quite good When Sir Alex Ferguson raised a few eyebrows with the low-key signing of the relatively unheard of Alex Buttner from Vitesse Arnhem, it was expected that he would serve as a back up to Patrice Evra, and that's how his Old Trafford career panned out. His home debut produced a goal and an assist in what was a hint to his true ability; the truth is that when he is restricted to a rigid full back role in a flat back four, he looks limited to being an … [Read more...]
