Alexander BokulevDeputy Head of Editorial Board SportAll materialsAn unprecedented season in Russian football is rich in mysterious stories and difficult questions. For example, about the future of Dynamo, one of the brightest teams in the country in recent years, around which a project updated to the current realities is being built. On Tuesday, the White-and-Blues presented another intermediate version of themselves in the Russian Cup match, but received a serious blow despite the victory. The modernized format of the tournament partly reproduces the European Cup schedule for RPL teams. However, the rather early start of games on weekdays clearly does not contribute to high attendance, and the boycott of the majority of active fans extends to the Cup. As a result, a very gray atmosphere in the Dynamo arena, although Muscovites were accustomed to crowded stands, painstakingly organizing each home meeting. Perhaps the former Olympic system with a special classic nerve would become a catalyst for interest, but at the moment the RPL clubs are playing at the group stage of the Cup , stretched over six matches, which not all fans had time to get used to. And while the number of Russian football has increased, there are enough questions about quality. Against the backdrop of crisis trends, bright personalities on the field stand out even more strongly — including Mathias Normann. Back in Rostov, he established himself as one of the most skillful legionnaires in the RPL, and returned to Russia in the past transfer window. Dynamo issued a loan midfielder for the season, and he signed a contract, despite the accompanying decision on his ban in the Norwegian national team.
