The head coach of China’s Shanghai Shenhua, **Leonid Slutsky**, identified an aspect of the game in which Spartak’s forward **Anton Zabolotny** excels compared to Manchester City’s and Norway’s striker **Erling Haaland**.

**”He picked three Russian players who would fit in well in China: Zabolotny, Vorobyov, and Sergeev,”** Slutsky stated. **”Let’s say, here they value tall strikers highly. For example, Zabolotny is the best forward in world football when it comes to running toward his own goal and making contact with the ball. No one in the world can match his skill in this regard.”**

**“I’m in shock,”** said a surprised listener. **“Wait, wait…”**

**“Zabolotny is the best striker in the world!”** the statement was made again. **“Hold on! Did you hear in which aspect?”**

**“Yes. In making contact with the ball,”** was the reply. **“When you’re running towards your own goal and making contact (at this moment, Slutsky points to the back of his head – Note from ‘Championat’), you jump and hit the ball… Honestly, I don’t think Haaland can do this better than Zabolotny,”** Slutsky remarked during a segment on the **YouTube channel FONBET**.