TheShinnik Yaroslavl midfielder has praised Zenit St. Petersburg striker after Russia held Uruguay 1-1 at Lokomotiv stadium on Friday.
Russian national team has managed to claim a 1-1 draw in a friendly match against Uruguay at Lokomotiv stadium. Zenit St. Petersburg’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Kerzhakov-c4569 scored the equalizer after Luis Suarez had opened the scoring on 48th
minute.
In aftermath of the outcome, Valery Kechinov has insisted that Russia started to play well offensively after d**k Advocaat, the manager, had introduced the Russian striker on the pitch.
The 26-year-old striker came on the pitch in the second-half after replacing Fulham’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pavel-Pogrebnyak-c29501.
Kechinov has hailed Kerzhakov, who has scored 23 goals from 32 Russian Premier League appearances this season, insisting that Advocaat made the right decision to include the in-form striker in the 23-man squad ahead of Euro 2012.
The 64-year-old Dutch tactician has included Lokomotiv Moscow’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marat-Izmailov-c23466 and Dynamo Moscow Aleksander Kokorin in the final roaster ahead of the
continental tournament.
“The game changed when Kerzhakov entered the pitch In the second half. I think Kerzhakov should play as a lone striker behind Arshavin and Denisov should play on the flanks.”
“There are two factors. First, we played against a very decent team and secondly, I think the team has not played up to their potential. I think we have not shown out best qualities on Friday. We still have time to improve our
mistakes. We need to progress from the group stage.” The former Saturn player was quoted as saying.
Commenting on Roman Shirokov’s performance, Kechinov has conceded that the 30-year-old has not impressed him. He has urged Shirokov to rediscover his old form after making more killer passes in the final third.
The former 37-year-old Russian midfielder has backed Advocaat to include Lisbon’s Izmailov in the final squad, admitting that the 29-year-old deserve to return to the national team after six years long absence.
Kechinov has added that Izmailov played quality football during the first half against the Olympic Sky Blue. He has admitted that Izmailov is in good shape and urged him to work harder.
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