The Portuguese tactician quashes the reports suggesting a fallout with former Tottenham Hotspur man Roman Pavlyuchenko and the laments Russian Cup defeat.
Lokomotiv Moscow head coach, Jose Couceiro, has denied exit rumours by assuring the fans that his job is safe despite their humiliating 4-0 Russian Cup defeat against Rubin Kazan on Wednesday at Tsentralnyi stadion.
Couceiro, who joined the Railroaders from Sporting Lisbon last year, revealed that their early exit from the cup tournament will not cost him his http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684.
Lokomotiv are enjoying a decent league campaign this term; as things stand, they are third on the league table. Aside from the domestic front, they have reached the UEFA Europa League pre-quarter-finals, too.
Reports in Russia had suggested that the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Pavlyuchenko-c31639, owing to the latter's poor form.
While questions have been asked about Pavlyuchenko’s future, he is likely to attract interest from a host of popular clubs. Anzhi Makhachkala will be his most preferred destination, knowing that the mega rich Dagestani club would
offer him bags of salary.
However, Couceiro revealed that he has never had a problem with the Russian striker ever since Pavlyuchenko returned to the Russian dugout.
“I do not want to comment on rumours. I can only say that a partial answer to this question is the statistics of our performance in the championship. 12 wins, 5 draws and only 3 losses. Now you can decide for yourself that why
I need to resign.
“I do not have any problems with any player. I recently read that I had fallen out with Pavlyuchenko. What nonsense! We have a very good relationship, anyone who believes in this, is nonsense.” Former Alverca manager was quoted
as saying.
Couceiro revealed that it’s his decision to bench any player he wants and the media should not criticize the players.
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