In Interview with “Championship”, Voronezh Captain Criticizes Lack of Worthy Competition in RPL and Zenit’s Dominance

“It doesn’t matter to me who becomes the champion. The main thing is that Fakel is still in the RPL. Let them solve their problems. I support Fakel. It will be weird if I start supporting someone.

Zenit is now losing points, so its rivals have a good chance to come out on top. Does anyone use this? No. Zenit wins the championship for five years in a row. And he deserves it. At the same time, other clubs will always have the opportunity to compete. But we do not see this. Maybe the questions are not for Zenit then?

Why did fans in Voronezh shout from the stands that Zenit is an embarrassment to Russian football? I understand, plus or minus, why they cry so much. At the heart of it are two Russians. This is strange. In situations where there are no European Cups, there are still many foreigners. Although they have several great football players with Russian passports. We have our own students. I think we should give them more opportunities to play, rather than developing other people. But very few people talk about this. They become champions at the expense of foreign players. Although there are good Russian football players.

I don’t think Zenit is an embarrassment to our football. It is the right of any club to choose a philosophy and path of development. I don’t care at all. They think it is right to have such foreign players and several Russians. And then there’s Mario Fernandez, who can’t put two words together in Russian,” Kvekveskiri said.

After the 27th round, Zenit single-handedly topped the Russian Championship standings. The team of St. Petersburg one point ahead of Krasnodar and Dynamo. Zenit will play its next match on Saturday, May 11, at home against CSKA.

Fakel are 14th in the Russian Championship standings and are two points clear of the direct relegation zone from the RPL. The Voronezh team will play their next match on Sunday, May 12, at home against Ural.