Dmitri Borodin tips Zenit St. Petersburg to collect more points after Spartak Nalchik win
Zenit St. Petersburg goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Viktor-Fayzulin-c36130 scored the only goal of the match as the Bomzhi cruised past the Orly at Petrovsky Stadium.
Zenit’s first choice goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vyacheslav-Malafeev-c36502, was substituted during the match after sustaining a back injury, and Borodin was given the chance to impress.
The player has urged his teammates to stretch the winning streak in order to retain the Russian Premier League title under Luciano Spalletti. The former Anzhi Makhachkala shot-stopper revealed that he was ready for the challenge before entering the pitch.
The Russian national admitted that Zenit did not perform well enough in the second half of the league clash, missing a couple of opportunities in front of the goal. The keeper rued the missed chances and revealed that the back line had to cope up with the
pressure following the forwards’ failure to double their team’s lead.
“We made it hard for ourselves, the boys were tired but we could have scored the second goal to finish the game easily. But most importantly, we were victorious, despite the nervy moments.” The Former Torpedo Moscow player was quoted as saying.
Borodin heaped praise on Spartak Moscow by revealing that Spartacus can initiate dangerous counterattacks and the Orly have become more organized under their newly appointed head coach, Sergei Tashuev.
The Zenit goalkeeper remained tightlipped over the possibility of the White-Reds playing in the Russian top division next season. Borodin revealed that anything is possible in the Russian Championship but he does not want to disrespect any team by providing
unnecessary assumptions.
The 33-year-old believes that the upcoming league fixture against CSKA Moscow holds immense importance for Zenit, and the fixture can play a vital role in deciding the champions of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991.
Zenit currently occupy the second spot on the league table. The Russian national urged his teammates to put up a fabulous performance against the Army Men in order to snatch all three points from the league leaders.
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