St. PETERSBURG, August 3, Sergey Yaremenko. St. Petersburg football club midfielder “Zenith” Zelimkhan Bakaev said that he normally refers to substitutions and believes that a place in the starting lineup of the “blue-white-blue” must be earned. Bakaev moved to Zenit in the summer as a free agent. The midfielder came on as a substitute three times in three starting rounds of the Russian Premier League (RPL). In the match with Lokomotiv, he scored his debut goal in official meetings for Zenit, and also became the author of an assist. last year we won the championship and proved our right. I have to work and prove. Which is better — to play badly for 90 minutes or to come on as a substitute? If I play badly, I won’t play for 90 minutes. I want to play at the base and be useful,» he said. Bakaev to journalists.Russian Premier League (RPL)July 30, 2022 • start at 17:30End
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LokomotivRussiaZenit will play away with Akhmat Grozny in the RPL fourth round match on Saturday. After three meetings, «blue-white-blue» scored seven points and are in first place in the standings. «Akhmat» with four points is on the eighth line. «You can say that I'm going home. I'll see friends and family. And the matches there are difficult. The mood is serious. Was there a congratulatory» tunnel «after a goal scored? I'm a record holder for tunnels. Yesterday I got it. It was the heaviest tunnel. They hit hard. In St. Petersburg, I feel calm. I work calmly,» Bakaev said.
