So far, only one has achieved a “gold” rating.
Lokomotiv coach Galaktionov stressed that the Russian core is extremely important for the club. They will therefore try to preserve it. The application was specially collected from non-old local players. There are now three people in the club without Russian passports, because Armenians Tiknizyan and Sevikyan have papers and were born in Russian megacities. Nair can leave Lokomotiv, but the premises will stay. They will certainly come for some, like the young sensation Batrakov or the strong back Silyanov. But the leaders of Lokomotiv, as we know from the fate of Captain Barinov, know how to refuse. Only they miscalculated Glushenkov and gave him to Zenit. But after Maxim, a 19-year-old student of the club became the leader. For now, evaluate them. Only Rakov, Timofeev, Pogostnov, Saltykov and Mitryushkin remain without points. These members of the Russian militant club spent RPL too few minutes.
10 points. Alexei Batrakov
Ten out of ten. Batrakov scored RPL 10 goals, 6 assists. An excellent result for a footballer who is not yet twenty years old. Lokomotiv wants to extend the contract with the player, as the current deal runs until the summer of 2027. They are afraid of losing money if serious buyers come for Batrakov. In the meantime, the club graduate plans to improve the terms of the contract. And there will be interest regardless of the length of the deal. Alexey liked the approach, but in the spring there is a new semester and other assessments based on the results of the session. While Batrakov took advantage of the fear of the opposing defenders. He became a force of nature with smart serves, played easily and had even more assists than he ended up receiving. But his colleagues didn’t do their best here; the recipients of Batrakov’s broadcasts did not deserve as high a rating as Alexei himself.
7 points. Alexander Silianov, Ilya Samoshnikov
This rating system makes it possible to separate the undisputed leader Batrakov from other footballers by a distance of three points. Defender Silyanov and new winger Samoshnikov are among the team’s best. But at the same time, they are not the main characters of the whole season. RPL. Alexey is in the team for the first part of the championship, and Samoshnikov and Silyanov are out. At the same time, full-back Alexander was of interest to Zenit; he could still join Semak’s team this winter. Samoshnikov is more likely to stay at Lokomotiv. Galaktionov often puts Ilya in attack. On the wing, the former Rubin player scored 4 goals and made 1 assist. Reveals a new facet of talent and uses sharpness. Of course, Silyanov and Samoshnikov cannot be included in the list of the main stars of the championship. But they certainly get high marks in the team, because both have shown progress and were pampered with their stability. Silyanov and Samoshnikov delighted the audience in the fall.
6 points. Dmitry Vorobyov, Ilya Lantratov, Evgeny Morozov
The same score, but the meaning of these “sixes” is slightly different. Lantratov could have scored 9-10 points before; the goalkeeper was the leader of Lokomotiv. This time he was partly disappointed by the terrible performance of the foreign central defenders. And partly Ilya himself slowed down, he failed to become the best goalkeeper in the first part of the season. Lokomotiv also included Mitryushkin in their lineup. The former Spartak goalkeeper will support his experienced colleague if Lantratov makes any mistakes. Central defender Morozov made mistakes, but Evgeniy grew in the first part of the season in the center of defense, so we give a high score. But the striker Vorobyov turned out to be a good starter, but it cannot be said that Dmitry held his place in the starting lineup for a long time. Maybe Galaktionov has the idea to look at central strikers like Mirlind Daku du Rubin. Vorobyov is a smart striker, but sometimes he is more useful in the role of a striker in the attacking group, and in the foreground you want to see a classic vulture who acts first and thinks later.
5 points. Sergei Pinyaev, Maxim Nenakhov, Artyom Karpukas, Vladislav Sarveli
Pinyaev struggled early in the season. It was said that the young winger had gained too much muscle mass. Adapted his movements to the new strength in his body. After all, speed and flexibility are important to him, and his muscles influence zigzags while running. Pinyaev can definitely play much better, because he is a young player with a lot of experience, so the score is still average. Full-back Nenakhov and defensive midfielder Karpukas did a good job, but they should play better, as they are also football players with good abilities. Even if they did not dream of joining Manchester United, like Pinyaev in his youth, they want to be part of the core of Lokomotiv. And striker Sarveli enters the group with this assessment; Vladislav played well, despite the coaches’ distrust. The striker only appeared in the starting lineup three times and came out for minutes another 12 times. At the same time, Sarveli has 4 notable actions, two more than left back and winger Tiknizyan, who started much more often. When Reservists and the Heroes who support them work effectively, it is possible to keep pace with the leaders.
3 points. Dmitri Barinov, Timur Suleymanov
We suspect both will disagree with this harsh assessment. But Suleymanov did not earn a place in the team even when Vorobyov presented such an opportunity. Timur threatened that Lokomotiv would get back into shape and compete for the championship. We’ll see in the spring. In the meantime, let us point out that the center forward, who scored 1 goal for almost two thirds of the season in RPLdidn’t deserve good grades. Galaktionov’s distrust played a role, but the question also arises for the footballer. In the end, he lost to competitors, including Ugalde and Cordoba. We also give Captain Barinov a low rating. Dmitry, of course, played in the starting lineup. But there is one statistic that easily explains the experienced midfielder’s poor rating. Lokomotiv are eighth in terms of goals conceded in RPL. Below are Dynamo Makhachkala and Fakel, who are fighting for survival. Nyamsi and Montes in the center of defense were partly to blame for the defensive failures, but the captain also disappointed with his work off the ball. The experienced midfielder is probably ready to play for top 5 clubs. And when I didn’t get into La Liga, I couldn’t pull myself together RPL. Barinov has picked up cards and hasn’t been effective in scoring since August. Didn’t help against Dynamo, Krasnodar and Spartak. I should come back in the spring, but for now I’m disappointed.
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