Andrei Ivanov warns Lokomotiv Moscow to work harder after Russian Cup win against Luch-Energiya
Lokomotiv Moscow defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Andrei-Ivanov-c5785, believes the Lokhi need to be more ruthless in front of goal when they take on Rubin Kazan in the upcoming Russian Premier League encounter at home.
The Parovozy reached the quarter-finals of the Russian Cup after defeating the Russian First Division club, Luch-Energiya 1-0. The Moscow-based club did not create many chances during the match and they were lucky enough to get in front after an own goal
by the Luch defender, Matija Kristic.
The Russian stopper admitted the failure of his team to score a goal against a lower division club. Ivanov insisted that the Parovozy need to focus on their attack if they are to beat the Tatary in the upcoming league tie.
Ivanov was involved in the only goal of the match. The 22-year-old played the entire ninety minutes and succeeded in pressurizing the defenders which led to an own goal near the half hour mark. The former Spartak Moscow defender revealed that he is glad
to be involved in the goal.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Tom-Tomsk-c39228 player admitted that he has a lot of respect for the Loko manager, Jose Couceiro, and revealed that it is up to the manager to play him in the upcoming tie.
“Everything depends on the coach. Same players cannot play back to back matches in a week, so he needs to rotate the squad. Today, during the break, he explained that we should control the ball well and try to put pressure on the opponent. He warned us that
if we concede an equalizer we will have to play the entire 120 minutes and it will be difficult for us in Kazan.” The 22-year-old stopper was quoted as saying.
Lokomotiv gloves-man, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Guilherme-c15315, did not pay in the Russian Cup encounter because the Parovozy head coach wanted to save him for the upcoming league meeting against the Volzhane.
Ivanov revealed that the team have complete faith in their reserves goal keeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Filtsov-c4564, and hoped for a win when they take on Rubin Kazan at home.
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