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Rinat Bilyaletdinov , the coach of Russian Club FC Rubin Kazan , has praised his Iranian player Sardar Azmoun and predicted that if the young forward stays with the club , he will improve his standard and becoming a better player. The Tatar coach who has worked with Azmoun this season said that the young Iranian had a few difficulties this season but with his hard work and resolve , he managed to win the right to play some games .

Bilyaletdinov said that it is too soon for Sardar Azmoun to go to Europe.

The talented Sardar Azmoun has played for different Team Melli age groups but has yet to win his first cap at international level. His transfer to the Russian League club Rubin Kazan was a blessing and perhaps surprising given that Azmoun was not even classed as a starter or a regular full team player while on the books of Sepahan Esfahan from 2011 to 2012.

His career so far with Rubin Kazan can be rated as modest, mainly due to the limited number of games he has played. In his first season with the Russian team 2012/13 , he played 8 matches for the reserve team (B Team) scoring 2 goals. He never made the senior team list.

In the next season 2013/14 , there was signs of progress as he eventually made the senior team and also scored on his debut coming out from the bench. He made a total of 9 appearances and scored 4 goals.

Despite those low numbers, talks of big and rich European clubs chasing after the “Iranian Messi” has circulated around and was opportunely picked and spread by the Iranian media. Azmoun was interviewed by Fedowsipour in his popular Navad TV show where the Rubin Kazan forward revealed the interest of several big European clubs.

The main concern about such claims is that Azmoun might lose his track and can easily end up in oblivion if he is not properly guided to take the right decision.

However one looks at the career of the young player , there is nothing magical about his progress. At 19, he has a long way to go to make the grade in a professional European League. If he is being pushed to believe that he is a world beater, then there is a serious flaw in the mental state of the young man. Chances are high that he is being manipulated and taken advantage of by people who are after making a quick buck.. [/column]

[column size=”1/2″] Even if Azmoun ends up in Arsenal or Barcelona, the chances of him playing even a few minutes in the first team in a season, is as high as India winning the FIFA World Cup! It is wrong to assume that Azmoun transfer to big clubs is beneficial. There is a dark side to young and talented players market in Europe which Azmoun may very well end up in the trap.

Many of the richer clubs operate what is deemed to be a Glorified slavery system. Their armies of scouts travel round the globe looking to snare any talents. The shoddy part of this scouting system is the one that deals with teenagers, the raw talent players in the bracket of 15 to 19 years old. The rich clubs buys these players or bind them by tightly sealed contracts that are drawn by the most expensive of lawyers.

Several scenarios can be expected after securing their signatures.

The very small minority , those would be classed as special unique talents in the class of the greats like Messi , Ronaldo, Cristiano Ronaldo etc…will make it in the first team and most probably make a few headlines in the process.

The absolute majority of the young players , will not that fortunate to be inducted in the first team or even the reserves. What happens to them is also divided into two parts. One group of them who can be loaned to other lessor class or lower division clubs, end playing in the lower divisions to gain experience, while the other group that cannot be loaned out, remain glued to the bench. The chances of them being utilized at top flight football are absolutely minimal. The only chance of playing football is during training only. That would be the real talent assassination for some of the promising young players.

In order for a young player to develop, he must be involved in competitive matches on regular basis. Azmoun will not be given such an opportunity at the bigger European clubs. It is much better for him to get playing time at lower clubs in Europe or elsewhere than warming the bench in Arsenal or Milan.

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