Alsu Abdullina: in two years at Lokomotiv I grew into a player of the national team of the country
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This season women's club Lokomotiv has shown strong, high-quality football and won all possible trophies in Russia. Although the season for Lokomotiv turned out to be difficult, as all teams were preparing for the match against the club in a special way. The club became a real irritant for the opponents. But it is all the more pleasant that Lokomotiv coped with the tasks and took the treble! This has never happened in Russian women's football. This became possible thanks to a good selection of players and a well-organized game at Loko. Alsu Abdullina told Sport24 about this when commenting on her move to the British club Chelsea.
“Like many girls from our team, I made my Champions League debut as a Lokomotiv player. These were interesting matches. It was a shame to lose to PSV in a game where we showed really powerful football. But just no luck. Undoubtedly, this experience is invaluable for me, – Abdullina believes. – Thanks to Lokomotiv, I have changed as a player and as a person, I have learned a lot. What can I say, during these two years at Loko, I have grown from a player in the youth team of Russia to a player in the national team of the country. “
RFU General Secretary Alexander Alaev called Abdullina's transfer an indicator that women's football in Russia is moving in the right direction, and our players are becoming attractive to the world's leading clubs. “Chelsea are a club that has already built a great legacy – four-time England champion and Champions League finalist. In England, the attention of the media, partners, fans is riveted on women's football, and we expect that all these factors will help Alsou continue his professional growth, ”Alaev said.
According to Abdullina, Lokomotiv has a good coaching and administrative staff. And she really is grateful to each of them, because she learned a lot. The footballer will miss the club as the team members had a great time together and “had a cool team atmosphere”. “Besides, Lokomotiv fans are some of the best. They were with us both in joyful and difficult moments. Thank you all and I wish Lokomotiv to achieve its goals! ”- added Abdullina.
