Axel Witsel believes that the Brazilian striker was able to silence his critics after recording a fantastic performance in the Russian Premier League tie against Spartak Moscow
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Shirokov-c31645 scored goals in Zenit St. Petersburg’s 4-2 win at Luzhniki stadium.
The 26-year-old forward scored his second goal since leaving http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 this summer, having already scored against FC Krylia Sovetov Samara at Metallurg stadium (Samara) back in September.
Spartak head coach, Valery Karpin, had publically criticized the St. Petersburg club’s transfer policy after insisting that the defending champions made a big mistake by reportedly spending a staggering 100 million Euros on the
likes of Hulk and Axel Witsel this summer.
The former Real Sociedad’s man made these comments two days before their league fixture against Zenit.
Witsel has insisted that Hulk, who scored 54 goals for the Portuguese outfit before coming to the Russian championship, has now replied to the unnecessary criticism he received from Karpin.
“I understand that Karpin has his opinion on this matter and I cannot think like him. But, in my opinion, Hulks is one of the best players I have ever played with and he proved his worth on the field. And the 4:2 score speaks more
than anything.” The Belgian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
The 23-year-old winger, who joined http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Twente-c39233.
“To be honest, I was anxiously waiting for my first goal at Zenit ever since I have signed a contract here. And now I am very happy to score in an important game against Spartak. I also failed to score in as much as six games after
moving to the Portuguese club.” He concluded.
Zenit will now play the forthcoming league tie against mega rich Anzhi Makhachkala after locking horns with AC Milan in their last group stage match at San Siro on Wednesday.
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