Anatoliy Byshovets has backed Fabio Capello’s decision to exclude http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Pavel-Pogrebnyak-c29501 from the squad at the World Cup qualifiers
Well known Russian football analyst and former coach, Anatoliy Byshovets, has hailed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Capello calibre, saying that the Italian tactician helped the Russian national team in winning all three matches at World Cup by announcing
a terrific squad.
Russia recorded an emphatic 4-0 win in the second group stage game of the tournament against Israel after winning the opening fixture 2-0 against Northern Ireland. However, they shocked the world by winning the latest qualifying
match 1-0 against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Portugal-c2984 at Luzhniki stadium on Friday.
Byshovets urged Capello to try a new composition ahead of the match, saying that the younger members of the squad deserve to get some minutes on the pitch.
“The next game against Azerbaijan is quite predictable. We have to be prepared for the fact that it is necessary to own initiative and play offensively. I think here we can expect shifts in the composition. Capello should invite
players who are more suited for just this game," the former Shakhtar Donetsk coach was quoted as saying.
Capello, who replaced d**k Advocaat after signing a two-year contract with his new team during this summer, has earned himself immense respect during his time at AC Milan and Real Madrid respectively.
However, the 66-year old has failed to win a major trophy at International level during his entire managing career.
And while Capello made some bold decisions to exclude some of the senior members of the national team, Byshovets revealed that the former Juventus coach is not compromising on quality of the squad.
The Italian coach excluded famous players like Roman Pavlyuchenko, Andrei Arshavin, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Oleg Shatov, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yuri-Zhirkov-c37683 from the squad prior to the qualifying matches in the competition.
“The situation of each of these players is different. Pogrebnyak has improved since making a move to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 from Zenit St. Petersburg this summer. I think the coach knows
when to call them.” he concluded.
As things stand, Russia are at the top-spot on their respective group table with nine points.
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