Opening
You know, there is always a catch in the return of prodigal sons. How is it painted for us? A choir, sunbeams through stained glass, tears in the scouts' eyes and the caption: "He is back." But in the case of Tamerlan Musaev and CSKA it looks more like getting back together with an ex only because she learnt to cook borscht on a business trip to Kaliningrad. The borscht may be edible, but you were expecting foie gras.
Listen, Musaev at Baltika was wonderful. He was the king of the air there, master of the Baltic draughts, a man who turned chaos into points. 19 goals and 14 assists — that is almost a symphony! But let us be honest: what looks like high fashion in Kaliningrad can, on Leningradsky Prospekt in Moscow, look like grandad's jumper — sturdy, warm, but not allowed on the catwalk.
