Yeshchenko suggested Anzhi could have avoided selling star players if Kokorin had been healthy

Former defenderAnji » Andrey Eshchenko in an interview with he stated that if the attacker Alexandre Kokorine If he had not been injured, he could have helped the team win, which would have prevented the Makhachkala club from selling off its star players.

Kokorin left Dynamo for Anzhi in July 2013, but due to injury he did not play a single match for the team. In August, club owner Suleiman Kerimov announced a reduction in funding and the sale of star players; Kokorin returned to Dynamo.

— Kokorin came and went for a month. He also broke down, just like me. Kokora didn’t even have time to play for Anzhi. Maybe if he was healthy we would start winning and everything would be fine for the club.

— If Alexander had been in Anzhi a little earlier, could the star guys have brought him to his senses? Or would it get worse?

– Hard to say. Kokora is a good person and a football player who may not have fully developed. He had excellent potential, he played for many big clubs.

— Will he still be able to gain a foothold in Italy or will he have to return home from Cyprus?

“The main thing is that now he loves football. I think after Cyprus he will come back. With Smolov in the Dynamo attack, it would be an excellent tandem, and Shunin in goal – powerful veterans.

— Would you be able to play in the Cyprus Championship?

— What was the point for me to leave Spartak somewhere? I had a great time in Moscow, everything was great. Sasha received a good offer, he moved from Spartak to Fiorentina – this is a normal choice. But something didn’t work out for him in Italy, but in Cyprus he became champion, scores a lot, gives a lot. Beautiful! – Yeshchenko told .