Gulzhigit Alykulov identified the "culprit" behind his decline at Kairat.

"I had a great two-year stint at 'Kairat' until Alexey Shpilevskiy left the club, as he was the one who brought me into the team. Every coach has their own tactics. After Nikolaych, Kurban Berdyev took over at 'Kairat.' Bekiyevich is a unique coach who places a strong emphasis on discipline, and there’s a lot to learn from him. I am genuinely grateful to him for that. I’m glad I had the opportunity to play in the Europa League and the Conference League, which provided me with unforgettable experiences. I can't list all the players right now, but I remember Wagner Love and Nurik Alip, who is now at 'Zenit.' We still keep in touch. 'Kairat' is a significant club that pays close attention to its talented players from the Academy," Alykulov stated.

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Attacking midfielder of Moscow's "Torpedo" Gulzhigit Alykulov spoke about his time at Almaty's "Kairat", as reported by Sports.kz referencing SPORT+.

“I had two good years at 'Kairat' until Alexey Shpilevskiy left the club, as he was the one who brought me into the team. However, every coach has their own tactics. After Nikolaych, Kurban Berdyev took over at 'Kairat'. Bekiyevich is a unique coach who values discipline highly, and there's much to learn from him. Therefore, I am personally very grateful to him. I am glad that I played in the Europa League and the Conference League, gaining unforgettable experience. I can't name all the players off the top of my head, but I can mention Wagner Love and Nurik Alip, who is now at 'Zenit'. We are still friends. 'Kairat' is a big club that closely monitors its talented guys from the Academy,” said Alykulov.