For Russian football, it has been too long since there has been a player who can make the whole country crazy, the dismal exit of Euro 2016, Zagoev in 2012 is only a flash in the pan, only Arshavin, the Tsar from St. Petersburg, he is the brightest superstar in Russian football in the past 10 years.
As the brightest star in the night sky of St. Petersburg, Arshavin is the pride of the entire Russian football scene, and since Zenit's debut, he has brought too many good memories to the city. Faced with the dominance of the Moscow club in the Russian Super League, Arshavin almost single-handedly led Zenit to the top of the Russian Premier League in 2007, bringing the league title from Russia to St. Petersburg for the first time. The story of Arshavin is far from over, in 2008, Zenit successfully reached the top of Europe, once again after three years to bring the trophy of the UEFA Cup to the Siberian plain.
If in 2008, Arshavin reached an unprecedented peak at the club, then the 2008 European Championship was the pinnacle of Arshavin's national team career. Although the group stage was suspended until the third game against Sweden, Arshavin scored. The performance of the Russians is not over, and the quarter-final match against the Netherlands is arguably one of the pinnacles of Russian history, in which Arshavin won the best player with one pass and one shot, and his spirituality and talent on the pitch have captivated the whole world.
Anfield's senior year is an immortal classic left by Arshavin to the Premier League and Arsenal, and after the European Cup, it was not until the winter window that Arshavin came to Arsenal, where the Tsar enjoyed the atmosphere of Europe's top football, including the pinnacle of the game against Liverpool. However, the lazy attitude and personality caused the genius star of Russian football to quickly degenerate, and although Zenit briefly returned to the top, the Arshavin who was expected by the Russians will never return.