Couceiro has summed up his work during his stay with the Russian outfit and has shared his opinion on why the railroaders cannot get immediate success on board
Jose Couceiro has provided the reasons behind leaving the managerial position at Lokomotiv Moscow last month. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 manager has tried to defend his managerial reign at Lokomotiv stadium, insisting that he achieved
maximum results in limited resources.
Before the start of the third Russian Premier League round, it seems like Lokomotiv are the favourites to claim 2nd spot on the league table. However, the Moscow-based club have failed to meet the fans expectations after
finishing 7th last season.
As a result, the Railroaders will neither play in the UEFA Champions League nor the UEFA Europa League next season.
Lokomotiv have now appointed Croatian national team manager, Slaven Bilic, as their head coach. The former West Ham United player has reportedly signed a one-year contract with the Russian outfit.
However, Couceiro is of the belief that the growing problems at the Moscow-based club will not end with the change of management, conceding that the owners need to give full command to the manager if they are to claim a decent
spot in the league table next season.
"I think the team has managed to achieve some progress. We had two difficult period - in November and April-May. Though we were able to overcome the first problem, we have failed to deal with the second period. But I think everyone
can see a significant change in the team.”
“People always blame the head coach and I do not argue with that. But, it is important to understand that I had limited powers. But if the club will constantly change the coaches, they will find it hard to solve the problems.”
The former Sporting Lisbon head coach was quoted as saying,
Couceiro went on to reveal that he dealt with the Loko’s problems initially but has failed to overcome them in the long run.
The Portuguese tactician has conceded that Zenit St. Petersburg’s Luciano Spalletti is successful because he has been given free hand to implement his strategies at Petrovsky stadium.
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