From a young age, the title of the main prodigy of Russian football stuck to Sergey Pinyaev.
He shone at youth tournaments as part of Chertanovo, and videos with his beautiful goals and solo passes through the entire field collected thousands of views.
Even more interest in him was attracted by internships at Manchester United.
During one of them, the midfielder even scored five goals against Bari.
Many athletes who excelled as children fail to cope with the pressure and fail when they transition to the adult level.
Fortunately, this has not yet affected the native of Saratov.
He met his 18th birthday as the leader of the Wings of the Soviets, and soon received his debut call to the national team.
The young man spent last season adapting to the RPL, and he was content exclusively with substitutions.
But even in this situation, we managed to score two goals and give the same number of assists.
And after the departure of Anton Zinkovsky and Vladislav Sarveli in the summer, the head coach of the Samara team, Igor Osinkin, had no choice but to trust the young talent.
Even the pneumothorax suffered in the summer did not prevent him from opening up.
Initially, there were frightening rumors in the media about getting into intensive care and a long recovery.
In fact, Pinyaev missed only a month and returned only stronger.
“I can't compare myself to Sergey Pinyaev last year.
I will say that after the injury, my worldview has changed a lot, I began to appreciate some things more, to be more reverent about the little things.
Largely because of this, he quickly got in good shape, ”the football player admitted.
Now, without a technically fast midfielder with a strong and accurate shot from the right foot, the team is unimaginable.
He demonstrates his trademark strike in every match.
So, in one of the first meetings after his recovery, he beautifully spun the ball into the far nine of the Rostov goal.
Sochi's goal turned out to be no less spectacular, when the midfielder at the end of the first half made a solo pass from his own half and struck from outside the penalty area with a rebound from the lawn.
Finally, in the confrontation with Torpedo, he scored two points for the first time in his career, thus making himself a gift for coming of age.
First, the midfielder performed a good serve from the standard to Fernando Costanza, and then put an end to a quick counterattack.
The statistics of the young man are also admirable.
In terms of the average number of strokes per game in the national championship, he ranks seventh with an indicator of 3.1, and in terms of the number of successful dribbling attempts, he is in the top 5 (1.6).
At the same time, he not only completes the attacks on his own, but also shares the ball with his partners if they are in a more advantageous position.
He has 1.5 assists under attack.
In October and November Pinyaev could not be stopped at all.
So, in a match with Paris Nizhny Novgorod, he fired eight shots, one of which ended with a handball by Kirill Gotsuk, removing the offender and awarding a penalty.
And in a meeting with Torpedo, he beat his opponents five times.
Universalism also made him truly indispensable.
When Roman Yezhov was injured, Sergey closed the right edge of the attack six times in total and brilliantly coped with the task.
In particular, he scored against Sochi from this zone and regularly disturbed Nizhny Novgorod.
At the same time, the midfielder, unlike some other technical players of the attack line, does not get hung up on creation and does not stop when the ball is lost.
For a representative of his role, he has good defensive performance: an average of 1.1 tackles per game in the RPL and 0.7 interceptions.
The progress of the football player was also appreciated in the Russian national team.
First, he got into the extended squad, and then into the final.
And it happened a few days after the 18th anniversary.
Moreover, the pupil of "Chertanovo" will become the youngest player in the history of the national team, if he enters the field in friendly matches with Tajikistan or Uzbekistan.
The record is currently held by Igor Akinfeev, who made his debut at the age of 18 years and 20 days.
The club does not get tired of admiring their young talent.
Wings General Director Sergei Kornilenko called the challenge absolutely deserved.
And Osinkin considers it the beginning of a long journey.
“Pinyaev must be assessed from the point of view of the future, but already the closest, not the farthest.
His progress is obvious, he is interesting to everyone, so the coaches of the national team could not help but pay attention to him, ”the specialist emphasized.
I am glad that one of the main reasons for the rapid growth and maturation of Pinyaev was his attitude to business.
Possessing a unique talent, he does not relax, but, on the contrary, complements it with diligence and, as a rule, professionalism not characteristic of young athletes.
“When you lie on the bed, you begin to conduct an internal analysis: what needs to be done to become better;
to be in the best shape.
Then you understand, a football player can be a great professional.
It became clear to me how to eat better, how much to sleep, when to do extra work in the gym and why I need to listen more carefully to the coach in theoretical classes.
Now I have become more correct about these things, ”admitted the midfielder.
At 18, Sergey is completely focused on the game and, according to his confession, he has never visited a nightclub, except for concerts of musicians, for example, Yegor Creed, who likes his girlfriend.
He is not distracted by rumors about a possible change of the team.
Only in the fall, information appeared in the media about the interest in him of two metropolitan giants at once - Lokomotiv and Spartak.
However, the football player emphasizes that at the moment he is thinking only about the Wings of the Soviets.
And at first glance, it really is better for him not to leave Samara in the near future.
Here he not only receives regular practice, but also an attentive attitude towards himself, which contributes to growth and progress.
It is no coincidence that the player himself called the atmosphere in the team family.
“Igor Vitalievich communicates a lot and often with everyone from team theories to individual conversations ... The coaching staff constantly tells me something, because, like any football player, I always have some mistakes, and something needs to be improved.
Coaches talk about it, and I try to correct blots in order to become more useful, ”Pinyaev shared his impressions.
Yes, and Osinkin himself, in an interview with one of the media, advised the ward not to rush into the transition, but first to find stability in the game.
“I think there is no unambiguous recipe - to immediately go to a European club or be there as a springboard through a large Russian team.
Each player has his own track.
Even to play in Spartak and Zenit, he needs to reach another level.
That's when he will show a stable and understandable game, then you have to make decisions.
Now I would refuse to give categorical advice.
There are many things to consider: from his future progress to the level of the European championship, where he can go.
But when you grow up, you definitely won’t pass big football, ”said the coach.
If Pinyaev continues to move in the right direction, there is no doubt that soon he will arouse the interest of not only domestic giants, but also strong European clubs.
And as the history of negotiations between Dynamo and Chelsea on Arsen Zakharyan shows, this scenario is quite real.
And Pinyaev's partners in the Wings already have no doubts: he is able to prove himself in the strongest teams on the continent.
“He can score more and provide more assists.
Sergei is very fast, and it is difficult to defend against him... Pinyaev is in perfect order!
I think he will have a good career in Europe in the future.
He is very young and developing without stopping.
I predict a great future for him, for example, he will play for Manchester United.
Why not?"
— expressed confidence defender Glenn Bale.