Dan Petrescu tips Aleksandr Kokorin to drive Russian national team at World Cup – Football News
Dynamo Moscow head coach, Dan Petrescu, has backed http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Kokorin-c4576 to steer the Russian national football team into the later stages of the World Cup 2014 after saying that the 22-year-old in one of the best
strikers around.
“He has all the ingredients in order to grow to a very high level. The rest depends on him, and the choices he made during his career. God has given him everything. If we talk about the World Cup, then Kokorin
should take the responsibility. He has time and a chance to prove himself. Russian players are all of very good level. The team has not lost under Capello which is a positive thing. I think they can continue with the same spirit
in the tournament. He needs to instil hunger of winning games in the squad,” The former Real Madrid man was quoted as saying.
Kokorin managed to score 10 goal in 22 league appearances including a magnificent brace in the league tie against their arch rivals, Spartak Moscow, at Olympique Stadium back in November last year.
The promising forward, meanwhile, impressed in the UEFA Europa League after scoring three goals this term. Kokorin scored all three European goals in August last year, firing two against Dundee United and converting
one against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VfB-Stuttgart-c40879.
Kokorin opened his national team account after scoring in the World Cup qualifying round against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Israel-c2925 at National Stadium Tel Aviv back in September last year.
Euro 2008 semi-finalists are yet to lose a game ever since http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 after helping the Russian national team claim five
wins and just two draws.
Speaking on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991’s 1-1 draw in the friendly game against Brazilian national team at Stamford Bridge, Petrescu hailed Capello’s men by saying that he has seen significant progress in the Russian national team
since the arrival of former AC Milan coach.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fred-c14136 denied Russia to claim a massive win against the Green and Yellow after scoring a late equaliser in the nail-biting encounter.
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