Oleg Shatov grew up quickly, going from a humble background to playing with superstars. For some time his progress was guaranteed by hard work and natural talent, but as time went by he faded from promise to enigma. The Making Of A Big Footballer Shatov was born into an ordinary family and grew up in Nizhny Tagil, neighboured by Yekaterinburg. During his childhood, he was introduced to both football and futsal. It may seem a rarity for a European footballer to have been schooled in … [Read more...]
Preview: Zenit v FC Porto
November 6, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Zenit welcome FC Porto to the Petrovsky in tonight's Champions League matchday 4 encounter. The St Petersburg club gained a huge boost of confidence in the last matchday, where Zenit took all 3 points from the Dragao, albeit against 10 men. Group G is really open now, with only Atletico Madrid looking certain to qualify to the knockout phase. Zenit, Porto and Austria Wien are only separated by 3 points and a win for Zenit here would see them move 4 points ahead of Porto in 2nd. Zenit have been … [Read more...]
Aleksandr Kokorin: Blessing or Trouble in Disguise?
July 21, 2013 by 2 Comments
INTRO The long-awaited decision regarding Kokorin was finally announced last week. The destination for the very promising youngster, who has even been called Russia's future, is Makhachkala. Kokorin will ply his trade next season at Anzhi Arena, far away from much-speculated St. Petersburg, the home of Zenit. The move, however, does not come cheap. It was reported that Anzhi paid almost €19m for this relatively new hot property, who so far has yet to prove himself at a higher level. … [Read more...]
