Many-sided "Zenith-Kazan"
Representing Zenit-Kazan, titles must be carefully considered, not to be mistaken. Multiple national champions, Champions League winners, Cup of Russia was taken ten times. Operating, by the way, trophy holders. If we put history aside, and look at the current state of Kazan, then you can see, how Alexey Verbov forms a new wave of winners.
Zenit-Kazan has been living without a champion title for three years. After the departure of Leon and Anderson, the era of the great striker trio ended, winning everyone and everything, although Maxim Mikhailov is still in the ranks and is still one of the best in the country and the world. But times are changing, people and concepts change. Vladimir Alekno was replaced by a young ambitious Verbov with his own vision of modern volleyball. Place of spectacular, but not always effective Erwin Ngapeth was taken by the best player in the country Dmitry Volkov, at the position of setter, Mike Christenson gives out a smart game, Recently, the Belgian Sam Deru, who is well known from his performances for the capital Dynamo, joined the squad ...
That's just not a fact, that on the site against Gazprom-Ugra we will see the same Volkov or Dera. We won’t see Christenson for sure – he is healing the injury, with whom he competed at the World Championships. Who Verbov will put up against our team is a mystery. Quite possible, that the youth, like in the game with "Oilman", plus Denis Zemchenok and Andrey Surmachevsky's serve. Anyway, but the youth of Zenit is also able to beat the same Neftyanik dry. Well, what difference does it make to us? Gazprom-Ugra is looking for itself and will play against the stars with the same desire, and against young and daring debutants.
