Igor Akinfeev’s Penalty Shootout Mastery: Valery Gazzaev’s Comments on the Fonbet Cup Final

Valery Gazzaev noted the skill of Igor Akinfeev in the penalty shootout with Krasnodar.

– Is it fair that everything was decided in the penalty shootout?

– Hard to tell. In the first half, CSKA looked better. Created a few chances, then scored from the penalty spot. Before the break, the army team were stronger, sharper.

At the beginning of the second half, Krasnodar seized the initiative for some time, equalized the score, had good approaches.

But if you analyze all 90 minutes, then CSKA seemed to me a more skillful team. He created killer moments in the end, but Chalov did not use his chance. In the end, everything went to a penalty shootout.

She became another benefit performance by Igor Akinfeev. It is already difficult to count how many such series he won. This is his business card. His vast experience and skill affected. He repelled two 11-meter ones, but he could have taken two more! An amazing indicator.

– Don’t you think Akinfeev is the best player in the history of Russian football? Many experts put Andrei Arshavin in the first place.

– And I choose Igor. Akinfeev, in my opinion, is the best player in the history of Russian football. He is number one among all Russian players.

The man has been performing at this level for 20 years, keeps the bar high and does not get tired of winning trophies! Igor does not indulge himself, he completely devotes himself to work, football. It’s not that easy. You have to give up a lot in order to remain the best at such a long distance, – said the former head coach of CSKA after the victory of the army team in the final of the Fonbet Cup of Russia.

Akinfeev reigns in penalty shootouts! Only one loss in a career – remember?