“If I say that there is not enough money, they will laugh at me.

But if you look at the rosters, Zenit will be conditionally 25th on the budget in the Champions League.

According to the budget, Zenit is weaker than the teams that reach the 1/8 finals ", - quotes Arshavin" Championship ".

In his opinion, the problem also lies in the Russian Premier League itself, and specifically in its level.

He admits that changing the limit for legionnaires, training coaches and changing the format of the championship can help in this situation.

“Which way?

Make a bullet to play from the first to the eighth and from the ninth to the sixteenth teams.

But cutting clubs is bad, and increasing is also bad.

We are already barely gaining 16, ”added Arshavin.

Zenit has become the champion of Russia for the last three seasons.

At the same time, in the last two Champions League draws, the blue-white-blue took the last place in their group.

Earlier, Arshavin spoke about his phrase about expectations.