Galaktionov: Its Strange That Tiknizyan Chose to Speak Out Publicly

The head coach of Lokomotiv, **Mikhail Galaktionov**, has commented on the remarks made by the team’s player **Nair Tiknizyan**, who expressed feelings of unhappiness at the club.

«Nair’s statement was a bit sharp in terms of going public. However, generally… We held a team meeting, and none of the boys found anything alarming in Nair’s words. He assessed himself, his condition, and his performance. It was a critical self-evaluation. Regarding the subsequent discussions about us not allowing him to move to Zenit: the player’s agent himself mentioned that the clubs had reached an agreement — the only issue was the personal terms for Nair.

In terms of his playing time, out of 30 matches, Tiknizyan has participated in 23. His playing time this season is roughly the same as last year’s. When Nair was competing successfully against Pinyayev, Silyanov, and Samoshnikov, he played regularly. Now, as other players are delivering results, they are the ones getting game time. His choice to express discontent publicly was an incorrect move. Over the four years in the club, there have been many questions and topics regarding Nair, but everything was always kept within the team. So, I find it strange that he decided to speak out publicly,» Galaktionov’s words were reported by Championship correspondents Oleg Lysenko and Ilya Nikulnikov.