“I have great respect for Yuri Pavlovich, we know very well how much he has done for all of Russian football. But to give assessments, you need to be inside the club. Yuri Pavlovich - a valuable coach for Russian football. I hope that after leaving Lokomotiv he will not stop coaching, ”TASS quoted Dyukova as saying.
Semin has led Lokomotiv since 2016. Prior to that, he worked with the team from 1992 to 2005 and in 2009-2010. 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.
Earlier it was reported that Lokomotiv decided not to renew the contract with Semin.