Alexander Golovin and Daler Kuzyaev lit on the French fields on past weekend. The ex-player of “Zenith” was even placed on the main photo of the largest sports publication in the country and was called the “king”, and the head coach of “Le Havre” called the Russian “the best player he worked with”.
Kuzyaev is the “king” Despite everything difficulties with moving to foreign championships, football players from the RPL are increasingly taking the opportunity to try their hand at Europe. Recently, this was done by former Dynamo player Arsen Zakharyan, who moved to Real Sociedad, and before that, Zenit football player Daler Kuzyaev left for France. Now there are two of us in Ligue 1 — in addition to Daler, Alexander Golovin has long been playing in Monaco.
In the last round of the French Championship, both Russians became almost the main stars of the tour. Kuzyaev and Golovin simultaneously got into the symbolic teams according to L'Équipe and Maxifoot. Each scored a goal, and Daler's ball was the winner for Le Havre. Therefore, let's start with an enthusiastic reaction specifically to the game of Kuzyaev, who has already scored twice in four matches of the French championship. L'Équipe came out with the headline «Kuzyaev, the Tsar is Born» with a reference to the title of the Oscar-winning film «A Star is Born» and a photo of the Russian midfielder.
«Kuzyaev's goal against Lorient was a huge help to Le Havre. The newcomer established himself as a key player in the team and played the strongest match. He practically managed to make the right decisions on the field,» they wrote in France's main sports newspaper.
Dahler received from the publication the highest rating among all the players of the match — seven out of 10. And Le Havre's mentor Luka Elsner burst into compliments to the Russian after the final whistle.
“It seems that Kuzyaev is the best football player I have worked with. In terms of how he knows how to find free zones on the field. The more he plays, the better he gets. He has the highest football intelligence, he knows everything for several steps forward. At the same time, Daler has excellent technique, and this is a rare combination,» the L'Équipe coach quotes.
It's up to Zakharyan? himself in the opening matches of the season and especially in the opposition of the fourth round against Lorient.
“Kuziaev has become the new boss after just four games. He is very smart with his positioning on the pitch, he is ready to work. , — stated in the publication.
Against the background of Daler, Golovin's praises look a little more modest. However, this is not surprising. Alexander has been playing for Monaco for the fifth season, became the leader of the club and one of the most notable players in the French championship. Therefore, there is a completely different demand from him. However, his bright game in the confrontation with “Lance” also did not go unnoticed. The Russian scored a goal and, together with Kuzyaev, got into two symbolic teams according to two authoritative French publications.
“The Russian football player showed a very high-quality game. first half. He created creativity in the center of the field, giving harmony to the actions of the Monegasques. In fact, very few people in France are capable of this,» Maxifoot noted in the material.
«In the first matches, the Russian was overshadowed by Minamino, but now it was Alexander «His superb performances were both engaging and effective, helping Monaco break through Lance's busy midfield,» Get French Football wrote. to score beautiful goals in the championship of Spain, getting into the symbolic teams… He certainly has the talent for this.