CSKA Moscow’s Ahmed Musa and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Keisuke-Honda-c20516, Spartak Moscow’s Yura Movsisyan and Dynamo Moscow’s Aleksandr Kokorin convinced spectators to fill stadiums despite harsh weather
Players such as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrei-Arshavin-c5771 excelled wherever they went in their career after impressing in the Russian Premier League initially.
And there is little arguing to the statement that the Russian top division has produced, developed, polished and nourished young talents in the past few years as compared to some other big leagues.
Though some of the senior football pundits highlight money as the main reason why players leave Russia, clubs such as Zenit St. Petersburg and Anzhi Makhachkala showed how to retain players after offering them lucrative salaries.
Bettor.com presents their respective users with the name of the players that have amused the Russian crowd with their spell bounding, jaw dropping performances and juggling skills during 2012.
Ahmed Musa
Age: 20-year-old
Club: CSKA Moscow
A key finding includes Nigerian striker at Luzhniki stadium. Musa excelled at the Moscow-based club despite some people highlighted him as a complete waste of money until the end of last season.
With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Seydou-Doumbia-c33175 and Tomas Necid remained on the sidelines after sustaining repeated injuries, Musa stood firm and lead the attacking line with confidence.
The Nigerian forward, who joined the Moscow-based club from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VVV-Venlo-c40915 earlier this year, has already scored eight goals in 18 league appearances.
Keisuke Honda
Age: 26-year-old
Club: CSKA Moscow
The Japanese International regained his confidence after the Moscow-based club became a stumbling block to stop him in completing his transfer to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 during the summer transfer window.
Honda has already scored nine goals in all competition including the winner in the UEFA Europa League tie against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/AIK-c38243 Athens back in August and the opening goal in the Russian Cup tie against FK Tyumen.
Above all, CSKA fans finally managed to see Honda in action throughout the season without any injury. However the player might leave Moscow this January with clubs like http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 FC and Bayer Leverkusen are highly interested in
his signatures.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yura-Movsisyan-c37665
Age: 25-year-old
Club: Spartak Moscow
Though Valery Karpin has more than five strikers at his disposal he still managed to sign Movsisyan.
The Armenian-American football, who completed a move to the Moscow-based club following his fabulous spell at FC Krasnodar, fulfilled his dream to sign for a club that regularly plays in the UEFA Champions League.
The former Real Salt Lake player, who has already scored nine league goals this season, was Krasnodar’s highest goal-scorer after scoring fourteen goals and making 7 assists last season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Kokorin-c4576
Age: 21-year-old
Club: Spartak Moscow
Perhaps he remained as one of the most exciting and enjoyable players so far this season.
Kokorin justified himself as a matured striker in Andriy Voronin’s absence at Arena Khimki. The 21-year-old striker deservedly got a chance to represent his national side under http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Capello.
Kokorin’s 8 goals in 17 league appearances, so far this season, helped the Louders in getting back to the middle of the table from rock bottom. As things stand, the Dinamiki are at the 9th spot on the league table and
trail the fourth spot by two points.
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