"Russians" in South Africa

Players of the Russian Championship in the fields of the mundial

For the first time, the question is for whom to root for if the Russian national team is not at the Russian Championship - not so painful. Ours in South Africa almost a whole team. 16 players from 12 countries-the member of the mundial represent the Russian Premier League. The New Times - about the "Russified" Nigerians, Portuguese and Koreans, as well as about what to expect from them at the world championship

The first week of the world championship in the asset could be brought to the asset only two players in the Russian Premier League. By coincidence, both are its most exotic representatives. Hong Yun Cho is the only northern Korean in Russia (for the name “North Korea”, head coach Kim Jong Hong at a press conference nearly climbed with reporters in a fight: “There is no such country, we are all subjects of the Great Republic of DPRK! First, learn the name of my country, and then ask questions!”) In 2008, Hon En Cho signed a contract with an outsider "Rostov." From hopelessness: nowhere, except for our country, it was released. “The decision on the Korean was made by the leadership of the Communist Party of the DPRK,” says the then coach of Rostov Oleg Dolmatov. - It is good that the accompanying person, which was constantly with Hon, remained about Russia of high opinion. And so he would not have been released at all. ” However, in Rostov, Hon Yun Cho is actually only listed - for example, this season he did not spend a single (!) Games. However, take the DPRK team and get to the mundial, and in it the Hon is not just an old -timer, but also the captain. The inspired Korean through the FIFA website even threatened to beat the Brazilians with the help of “cunning tactics” (there are rumors that the composition and tactics for the game of the national team is chosen by Kim Jong Ir personally). I did not beat. But the traditional favorite of all the championships of the world, the Brazilian team defeated the frantically resisting Koreans with great labor - 2: 1. Hon Yun Cho spent 90 minutes on the field and instantly became the idol of Russian fans.

Age: 28 years Club: Rostov Rostov-on-Don Bought: the amount unknown contract: until the end of 2010		Age: 24 years old club: CSKA Moscow Bought: for € 6 million contract: until 2014

Japanese God

Another idol was known in advance. This is initially to Keysuke Honde, who was transferred to CSKA in 2009 and became the first Japanese in football Russia, the fans reacted skeptically: they say, the Japanese are people from another planet and do not take root with us. But in the spring, in the Champions League, Caisuke declared himself, scoring the magnificent goal of the Spanish Seville and taking CSKA to the quarterfinals. In the first game of the Japanese national team at the championship, it was Honda who scored the Camerunts and got victory with a score of 1: 0. According to the Italian media, the scouts of Milan and Inter immediately laid their eyes on him, but CSKA CEO Roman Babaev said: “We are not going to let Honda go anywhere. We are building a team, and the Japanese in it is one of the key links. ”

Orlets learn to fly

In the national team of Nigeria “Russians” - as many as three, but they distinguished themselves at the championship with the sign “Minus”. The defender of CSKA CSKA Odia twice with his team became the champion of Russia, won the first European trophy for our country - the UEFA Cup, was recognized as the best defender of the championship, and all this time he did not cease to be “super -sopirol” - this is what Nigeria team players are called in the world. With the national team, Odia twice won bronze medals of the African Cup. On June 12 this year, he finally made his debut at the World Cup. But unsuccessful: already in the 6th minute of the match against the Argentina national team, the ball from the head of Chidy flew into the Nigerian gate. The goal remained the only one in the game.

Age: 26 years Club: CSKA Moscow bought: for $ 1.2 million. Contract: until the end of 2011		Age: 28 years Club: “Lokomotiv” Moscow Bought: for € 14 million contract: until 2011

The other “super -stroke” did not shine on the field - Osuzemvinde Peter Odemwinki, who is simply Petya in Lokomotiv. He is a Russian even according to a passport. “Could go on the field as part of the Russian team,” says Peter, “if he had not had been played for Nigeria before.” He was born in Tashkent, at the age of 12 he moved to Naberezhnye Chelny, where he was engaged in the KamAZ sports school until 15 years old. From there he moved to Moscow, to the CSKA school, but he never played for the army - the coaches considered him hopeless. If not for Petya’s father, by nationality of the Nigerian, it is not known how his future fate had developed. In 1998, he sent his son to his homeland, made him Nigerian citizenship, and Odimwyye began to play for the Bendel Insharens club. Then the Belgian “La Luvier” and the French “Lille”, which includes Petya, became the bronze medalist of the French championship and the second scorer of the 2006 season (14 goals). Finally, in 2007, the Moscow Lokomotiv bought it for € 14 million. Looking at the same, the current one can state that it is no longer worth that kind of money. In the second match against the Greeks, unexpectedly lost by the Nigerians with a score of 1: 2, Peter was replaced immediately after the 1st half. However, our third “eagle” is even worse. Sani Kaita from the Vladikavkaz “Alania” in the same game was removed from the field in the 33rd minute, after which, in fact, the Greeks broke out. Now Superorls have only theoretical chances to go to the 1/8 finals.

Serbian landing

Age: 27 years Club: Zenit, St. Petersburg Bought: for € 5 million contract: until 2014

Three more “ours” - in the national team of Serbia: Danko Lazovich from St. Petersburg “Zenith”, Milos Krasich and Zoran Toshic from CSKA. The Serbs, to whom the experts assigned the role of a "dark horse", in the first game, mediocre for Ghana 0: 1. Toshich remained in reserve, Lazovich was not remembered by anything special, and Krasich, the transfer value of which is estimated at € 18 million, failed the game, ruining in the second half a hundred percent ass. But the second match against the Germans, who had previously looked more convincing on the mundial, the angry Serbs won 1-0, Krasich gave the burning gear and, in total, was the best on the field. Milosh, who has been speaking in Russia for 5 years, and before that proposals were poured from the best clubs in Europe, including Juventus and Manchester United. Now his departure is an almost resolved business: it is the performance at the World Cup that is the main criterion for scouts. However, Krasich himself assures that he will not be very upset if he continues to play for CSKA: “I am used to Moscow, even to your monstrous traffic jams, here I have a lot of new friends. It will be bored without them. ” In support of the words of Krasich - about 150 Russian fans (data from the RFS. - The New Times) who came to South Africa specifically to support the Serbia national team.

Age: 25 years Club: CSKA Moscow bought: for € 2.3 million contract: until the end of 2011		Age: 32 years Club: Rubin Kazan Bought: for € 1.5 million contract: until the end of 2011

In deep reserve

Age: 22 years Club: CSKA Moscow bought: for € 10 million contract: until 2014

In general, the mundial has not yet developed for our legionnaires. In the first matches, most of them did not even appear on the field. Sibaya Macbeth from the South African team remained in the reserve, playing for the Kazan “Rubin”, Slovak Martin Yakubko (Ramensky “Saturn”), the Ivoarian Seydu Dumbia (CSKA), Slovenian Branco Ilich (Moscow “Lokomotiv”). Chilean Mark Gonzalez (CSKA) in the match against Honduras appeared on the field only three minutes before the final whistle. Kim il il from the national team of South Korea, representing the Tomsk Tom, stayed on the field for a quarter of an hour. And the Australian Luke Wilkshire (Moscow Dynamo), although he played all 90 minutes, is unlikely to be glad: the defense that he led missed four goals from Germany. Even the most expensive Russian legionnaire, Portuguese Dannie, did not work out, whom the St. Petersburg Zenit bought for € 30 million. Having left in the starting lineup in the match against the cat-d'Ivoir, Danny was clearly confused, and only a couple of times touching the ball, in the 55th minute he was replaced. Apparently, this is really not our year ...

Age: 27 years Club: Lokomotiv Moscow Bought: for € 1.5 million contract: until 2012		Age: 25 years Club: CSKA Moscow bought: for € 6.5 million contract: until the summer of 2014

Age: 28 years Club: Dynamo Moscow Bought: for € 6 million contract: until the end of 2011		Age: 26 years Club: Zenit, St. Petersburg Bought: for € 30 million contract: until July 2012