Vasili Berezutski believes that the Moscow-based club faces stiff competition from Zenit St. Petersburg and Anzhi Makhachkala in their quest to win the league title
CSKA Moscow are at the top-spot on the Russian Premier League table with 36 points, having recorded 12 wins and 3 defeats out of the total 15 matches played ever since the start of the league campaign this season.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vasili-Berezutski-c35922 has backed his side to win the league title this season after completing the first round of the Russian championship impressively. However, he warned the Koni against complacency, saying that they have to battle
it out with Zenit and Anzhi respectively.
CSKA will play Anzhi and Zenit before going head to head with Amkar Perm at Luzhniki stadium on Sunday.
The 30-year-old defender urged his side to win the forthcoming matches, saying that they have win crucial matches in the championship if they are to end their wait for the league title this season.
“We are moving in the right direction but it is better to extend our lead from the rivals such as Anzhi and Zenit respectively.”
“We were in a good position to win the league title last season but we failed to achieve the target after disappointing performances in the last round.” The UEFA Cup winner was quoted as saying.
And while most of top Russian sides including Rubin Kazan and Lokomotiv Moscow are blaming tough schedule, injured players, poor pitches and change in management behind their slow start this season, the Armeytsy have not complained
despite facing issues of their own.
The Armeytsy marched towards the leading spot on the league table despite playing without prolific strikers in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Seydou-Doumbia-c33175 and Tomas Necid since the start of the league campaign this season.
The Ivorian striker managed to make just three starts this season after sustaining a hamstring injury while Necid, who is yet to make an appearance for the Moscow-based club this season, is expected to return after recovering from
an injury.
Berezutski hailed his side’s character and winning mentality, saying that they surpassed their bitter rivals after showing consistency in their performances and displaying quality football.
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