Athletistic/Football. Vlastimil Petrzhela, the former head coach of Zenit, has expressed his opinion on Lokomotiv striker Artyom Dzyuba’s future prospects in the Russian Premier League. He also said that the 34-year-old hasn’t proven himself at Adana Demirspor as the Turkish league is stronger than the Russian one.

Petrzhela thinks Dziuba is a young RPL player and the club will extend the deal with him without any problems because he can score more goals and play for even longer. However, he also noted that the Russian Premier League is much weaker than Turkey and therefore Dziuba couldn’t show his potential at Adana Demirspor. According to Petrzhela, Galatasaray, Fenerbahce and Besiktas are quality teams that consistently play in the Champions League and Europa League. He noted that Dzyuba is not a fast football player, but he is strong, although Petrzhela does not like this kind of football, who likes faster play, like Kerzhakov and Arshavin.

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