Former Zenit midfielder Alexei Strepetov has told Sport Day after Day he has a residue after the 33-year-old Croatian defender left. Dejana Lovrena from the Zénith to the French Lyon.
Zenit announced Lovren’s return to Lyon on Monday. The 33-year-old Croatian has been playing for the Bleu-Blanc-Blues since 2020, becoming a double Russian champion.
“I hoped that the captain of the team would go all the way. Zenit has the task of winning the championship and placing the second gold star on the emblem. This gesture by Lovren in the middle of the season has a connotation And I still have a residue from the fact that he leaves at the most decisive moment.
“Zenith” went to the finish line, where he must not let his opponents come near him. And the rivals are strong – these are Spartak, Rostov, Dynamo and CSKA. Moscow clubs will have a great desire to overthrow Zenit from the throne.
Yes, we have Lovren to thank. Yes, thank him. But we Zenit fans hoped that the team captain would follow this championship path to the end. He made a different decision, it’s his right. And we will think more about the season, the staffing of the team.
A young Brazilian defender is considered. Perhaps in the plans of the selection department there is a powerful and strong central defender. But I’m calm that Zenit have Rodrigao. He will assume leadership qualities. It was also in Sochi – the whole defense was cemented by Rodrigao. He left the team – immediately there were problems. He is a natural leader. Rodrigao will discreetly take Lovren’s place.
Yes, we will say thank you to Lovren. We wish him success. He deserves it. But there was a fly in the ointment of a barrel of honey. We the fans wanted to bring the whole clip to the championship. Zenit have plenty of other questionable players who deserve the highest level. They may currently be higher than Lovren in terms of European rankings. It’s Claudinho, Wendel, Malcolm, Douglas Santos. They must stay in the cage. You don’t have to tear up the Brazilian clip and the whole team. But Lovren took the first step – he shook the Zenith clip with his departure, – said Strepetov.
Lovren is a world championship silver and bronze medalist with the Croatian national team.
“Day to Day Sports”
Source : MatchTV
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