“Speaking about the fans, they have the right to express their opinion and there should be a dialogue on the part of the leadership. But they must be sympathetic to the decisions of the club management. How many times, starting from Barcelona, Chelsea and Real Madrid, the fans began to speak out against the transfer or the coach, and then it turned out that they were wrong. Also here, expressing one’s opinion is a normal procedure, and boycotts are absolutely wrong, ”Smorodskaya quotes the“ Championship ”.
Semin has led Lokomotiv since 2016. Prior to that, he worked with the team from 1992 to 2005 and from 2009 to 2010. Under his leadership, the team three times became the champion of Russia, six times - the owner of the Cup of Russia, three times - the Super Cup.
Semin previously commented on the decision of Lokomotiv not to renew the contract with him.