The other day it became known that watching Kazakh football player Nuraly Alip in Zenit will not end with only a short stay at the club: the defender of the Kazakhstan national team will move to the camp of Russian champions for six months on loan. bbabo.net tell why even six months of experience in St. Petersburg (maybe more) will benefit not only the defender himself, but the entire Kazakhstani football as a whole.
The experience of playing with the man who has won almost everything
Let's start with the main benefit for the player himself. Nuraly Alip (at least) will train and play next to Dejan Lovren for at least half a year - the Croatian defender can become a kind of standard for the Kazakhstani. We explain why.
Let's start with the fact that Lovren has tremendous experience and has done a lot during his rich career. He has been to the Champions League final twice (his team won one of those finals), became the English champion and was also a mainstay of Croatia's defense in their quest to reach the 2018 World Cup final.
Not bad, is it?
Add to this five years of experience playing at home, as well as three years in the camp of Lyon, where he deserved to move to England.
One of the best defenders in the history of English football, Rio Ferdinand, once recalled exactly how he managed to reach such heights: everything is simple - it's a matter of constantly drawing experience from older and experienced comrades. Of course, we are not saying that Alip, having played with Lovren, will turn into the best defender on the planet, but the experience of playing with the Croat can not be overestimated.
Another key factor for the ex-Liverpool defender to be a role model for Alip is that the Croatian centre-back hasn't achieved those heights "at the snap of a finger". At some time, Lovren even managed to become a "scapegoat" in Merseyside. He was saved only by his own mental strength and the ability to accept criticism - two more qualities that Alip must try to absorb like a sponge.
The young Kazakhstani will have to listen to a lot of criticism during his career. Such is the life of an athlete at a high level. What can I say, Alip did not have time to probbabo.net the official match for Zenit, so he already got it from the famous football agent Alexei Safonov.
“It is not known whether he will play or not. About two years ago Islamkhan came to Zenit. audience of fans. Who will think about it? They make it difficult for their fans to enter the stadium, they can’t deal with this Fan ID. Nobody buys paraphernalia. It’s just that Semak has a problem with central defenders, and Alip will not be considered a legionnaire in the Russian championship, " - said the agent.
These are not the last critical words against Alip, believe me. That is why he needs to learn from the experience of the Croatian and play at a high level through them.
Motivation for young Kazakh players
Alip's transfer to Zenit is top not only for the player himself. If the defender manages to play for the team - the champion of Russia and a regular participant in European competitions, then this will only add pluses to the development of young players in the country as a whole. Young players will be able to take Nuraly (as well as Zainudtinov, who plays in CSKA) as an example and think: if he could, then why can't I?
Do not forget that Kazakhstanis are not considered legionnaires in the Russian championship, so Alip's good game can add interest from RPL clubs to the "Kazakh market". And this is another plus - it's no secret that Russia has a stronger championship, so if our players try their hand there more, everyone will benefit from it.
Kazakhstani can show himself in Europe
We may be getting ahead of ourselves here, but let's be optimistic. Suppose that Alip has shown himself so well that the head coach of the team will release him in at least one Zenit match in the Europa League. Already on February 17, St. Petersburg hosts the Spanish "Betis" on their field, and if Nuraly manages to appear on the field at least for a few minutes, then this is another huge plus for his football experience.
Even if Zenit fails to get past the Spanish team, and Alip never enters the field in these games, he should still have a chance to prove himself in a strong Russian championship.
Support from all sides
Adaptation in another country and in a team with a higher class is always a difficult process. However, Alip should not have any problems with this.
Even from the cuts from the social networks of Zenit, you can see that Nuraly has joined the team well.
With adaptation, the Kazakhstani is helped, one might say, from all sides. Former Kairat footballer Wagner Love, who is a compatriot of Zenit players Douglas and Malcolm, asked the Brazilians to look after Alip."Before the friendly match against Midtjylland, Vagner Love, with whom I played in Kairat, came up to us, he told Douglas and Malcolm: 'Look after him!' That's how we communicate, ha ha," Nuraly said.
Another dose of support arrived in time from another ex-player of "Kairat" and the legend of "Zenith" - Andrey Arshavin.
"Meeting old friends! Good luck in the northern capital!" - the current deputy general director of the St. Petersburg club signed the publication.
It is worth noting that this post (like many other posts on the social networks of Zenit with the participation of Alip) was filled with comments of support towards the young defender. It is no secret that Kazakhstanis who are interested in football wish Nuraly success and support him in every possible way. The player himself spoke about this:
“Two years ago, Bauyrzhan Islamkhan from Kairat was watching at Zenit. Then, too, everything was in the flags of Kazakhstan. We love football, support our own people, they don’t give offense. And now the Kazakh audience is connected."
Well, Nurala has all the conditions and support. We believe, hope and expect that Alip's adventure in Russia will end successfully.
Photo: FC Zenit and bbabo.net.
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