Athletistic / Football. Famous sports journalist Gennady Orlov shared the details of a conversation with former Lokomotiv mentor Yuri Semin about the current captain of railway workers Dmitry Barinov.
“Barinov showed promise at Lokomotiv. I then spoke to Yuri Pavlovich Semin, and he told me: ‘Still, Barinov doesn’t have enough football intelligence.’
Slam! That’s all. What is football intelligence? It’s an understanding of the game: the variety of moments, where to pass the ball, the sharpness and speed of decision-making. Yes, all together! But this is a flaw of many Russian footballers, even the most talented ones,” Orlov said on Radio Zenit.
Dmitry Barinov graduated from the Master-Saturn Academy, but he played his first big football matches at Lokomotiv. This season, the railway captain played 16 matches in the RPL and scored one goal. “Lokomotiv” with 31 points after 18 matches occupies fourth place in the national championship standings.
Source: Sport
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