http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yuri-Zhirkov-c37683 has urged Anzhi Makhachkala to prove their critics wrong after winning the next UEFA Europa League match against the Reds at Dynamo stadium on Thursday
Anzhi Makhachkala defender, Yuri Zhirkov, has admitted that the upcoming UEFA Europa League tie against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 FC will be a difficult match and discussed the possibility of him playing as a midfielder.
The Reds defeated Guus Hiddink’s men 1-0 at Anfield last month when these two sides locked horns earlier in the competition.
Going into the crunch group stage match, Anzhi will be without Lassana Diarra while Liverpool are unlikely to play either http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Steven-Gerrard-c34196 or Luis Suarez.
Brendan Rodgers faces a difficult to lead his side to Russia after making a tough decision to rest the players for their forthcoming tie against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 at Stamford Bridge two days after the European meeting.
The highly-rated French midfielder, who became the first player to come to Russia directly from Real Madrid during this summer, is unlikely to make a surprise comeback after sustaining a fresh injury.
And while the critics are predicting a win for the Reds, Zhirkov thinks otherwise.
“I do not think so. I think both the teams have an equal chance to win the upcoming match. It seems to me that the English outfit will not take the match carelessly. I know Liverpool, they play to win a match regardless of which
tournament they are playing in.” The FA Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Zhirkov went on to warn his side against complacency, saying that they should forget about their earlier wins against Krylia Sovetov Samara and Terek Grozny in order to be serious about the upcoming fixture.
“Anzhi want to avenge their first European defeat two weeks ago but Liverpool played an absolutely strong composition, with Gerrard and Suarez. I think it will be different this time. I would prefer to work in the middle line but
it all depends on the coach.” He concluded.
The Russian stopper revealed that the Dagestani club will find it difficult to win against the European experienced team and urged his side to enter the field with confidence.
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