MOSCOW, Apr 14 Former Sochi forward Croatian Marko Dugandzic, playing for the Romanian CFR, spoke about the period of his adaptation in the Russian club and compared the lifestyle in Russia and Europe.
"When he moved to "Sochi", it was very difficult. Big difference. In the Russian championship, the main emphasis is on physics. I and other players experienced problems with adaptation. Step by step you begin to train in the same rhythm. The lifestyle in Russia is also different. People are cold there, but in Romania they are warm,» Libertatea quotes the football player.
Dugandzic compared Russians to robots, saying that they rarely show emotions and show no smiles or tears. Marko Dugandzic played for » Sochi» from autumn 2020. The Croatian striker left the club in January. As part of Sochi, he played 24 matches and scored five goals.