The prolific goalkeeper urged his side to end their five-game winless streak by winning the upcoming Russian Premier League tie against Spartak Moscow at Luzhniki.
Dynamo Moscow dented CSKA Moscow’s hopes of securing a UEFA Champions League spot after defeating them in the latest round of Russian Premier League action 1-0 at Arena Khimki.
Zvjezdan Misimović’s first half strike was enough to seal a win for the home team, leaving the Koni three points behind the second spot.
In the aftermath of the outcome, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Akinfeev-c16676 has lamented the situation, revealing that they need to take the responsibility for the latest defeat. However, he assured the fans of altering the situation in the remaining matches.
“Our team is going through a difficult period and we are disappointed with every dropped point. But we need to work harder rather than to indulge in panic. Today, we must unite together.” The UEFA Cup winner was quoted as saying.
The fact that CSKA recorded their third defeat during the third league round disappoints Akinfeev, who urged his teammates to win the remaining games of the ongoing campaign if they are to claim a decent spot come the end of the
season.
CSKA have been on an abysmal run of form in recent weeks, allowing the likes of Dynamo Moscow and Spartak Moscow to leapfrog them in the league standings. As things stand they are at the fourth spot and trial the second-spot by
3 points.
With four league games left to play, CSKA will play against the likes of Spartak Moscow, Lokomotiv Moscow, Kuban Krasnodar and Rubin Kazan.
The Koni will now be hoping to put an end to their five-game winless streak when they visit Spartak at Luzhniki stadium this Saturday. Akinfeev admitted that they have an important match to play this weekend and assured the fans
of a fabulous performance, fighting until the last minute of the match.
Akinfeev urged the fans to get behind them despite a series of frustrating results and promised them to meet their expectations.
“I want the supporters to trust us. Only then we can win the upcoming derby.” Akinfeev concluded.
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