cmdub said:
quality of the league, location, and bring probably one of the only ppl of your kind in the entire country. I dunno just sounds like a stupid career move... should have either stayed at porto or moved to epl/la liga/germany
Our league is not exactly a pub one, quite a few clubs with a spare bob, plenty of infrastructural changes as well (long overdue stadiums being built to replace the old ones), some very decent players, managers like Hiddink, Spalletti, Emery, Bilic and Сapello do not find it beneath them to work here. I don't follow any Russian club, but I really laugh at the suggestion that the league is poor. Some aspects of the club game must be changed, but it's certainly stronger (overall, not comparing individual top clubs that play in Europe) than say Dutch one or maybe even Protuguese one. Having said that - there are some very good clubs in Portugal. Location you say? What's wrong with it? He is not going to Makhachkala like Lass Diarra ffs:) Now that is one crappy town, yeah. He is going to live in St Petersburg which is probably more cosmopolitan than some European cities. One of the people of your kind? It may surprise you, but there are indeed people from all walks of life and races in pretty much every major Russian city (even the Siberian ones). We can debate about the stupidity, but what if 5 years down the line they win the CL?
You're willing to bet your house against that, based on the ambition of the club's backers? Bottom line is plenty of English, Spanish, Italian, German and French clubs had all summer to sign him and opted against it. If he signed for Zenit - I bet it was not ALL about the money, the guy does not strike me as an idiot. He probably saw a sporting project that he liked and signed for 5 years. Serious choice, no doubt. But do you honestly think that some of the City boys sign here because they love Manchester and rainy weather?)))