Denisov remains upbeat over the Russian national team’s chances of progressing from the group stages at World Cup despite losing out http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Pavlyuchenko-c31639
Russian national team and Zenit St. Petersburg defensive midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Denisov-c16694, could not hide his emotions after Fabio Capello handed him the captain’s armband ahead of Russia’s opening group stage game against Northern Ireland.
Denisov has assured the fans of meeting their expectations, admitting that he has a huge responsibility on his shoulders to help his country reach the later stages of the biggest football event in Brazil.
The fact that Russia failed to impress under d**k Advocaat, who joined PSV-Eindhoven after resigning from the managerial duties last month, disappoints the UEFA Cup winner, who believes that the Euro 2008 semi-finalist will prosper
under the newly appointed manager, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Capello, at World Cup.
Russia crashed out of the tournament after suffering a pulsating 1-0 defeat in the last group stage match against the Greeks.
However, Denisov believes that his side is ready for a fresh start under the Italian tactician and assured the fans of working hard in the tournament. Denisov went on to support Capello’s decision to exclude some senior yet aged
players, saying that the team trust their manager.
Capello excluded http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yuri-Zhirkov-c37683 from the final 23-man list ahead of the tournament.
"Of course, it is an honour to be the captain of the national team and everything remains as it was before. I am sure that if Andrei had been playing for a while, Capello would have included him in the team. No one would argue
that he is a great talent but we trust our manager and respect his decisions.”
“I think we can get good results without Pavlyuchenko, Arshavin, Pogrebnyak and Zhirkov. We are upset after our European exit and we will try to please out fans.” The Russian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Denisov revealed that his side is training hard for the upcoming match, and has urged them to start the tournament with a win against the Purple and Whites.
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