Kurban Berdyev hoping for Rubin Kazan to win the second leg against Dynamo Kiev: UEFA Champions League
Rubin Kazan head coach, Kurban Berdyev, has revealed that the team needs to focus on the second leg at Tsentralnyi Stadion after winning the first leg of the UEFA Champions League qualification playoffs against Dynamo Kiev.
The Rubies won in the Ukrainian capital by two goals but Berdyev has warned his team against complacency by revealing the potential threat carried by the Ukrainian Premier League giants.
Berdyev is delighted with the win and revealed that Dynamo played exceptionally well in the hard-fought match against a top European team. The coach highlighted the humiliating defeat at the hands of Dynamo in group stages of UEFA Champions League two years
ago.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 in front of their home crowd, and the team would try to capitalize on the healthy advantage taken away from home.
“I'm just tired after such a hard match. The work is not done yet and I can understand the whole struggle ahead.” Berdyev admitted the pressure.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Rostov-c39192 stopper remained tight lipped when asked about the Dynamo head coach, Yuri Semin.
Berdyev admitted that he might play more defenders at the back in order to stop the attacking Dynamo Kiev. The 58-year-old believes that their prolific counterattack would help the team score another goal.
Rubin had recorded a shock 2-1 win against the Champions League holders, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Barcelona-c39078, at the Camp Nou two years ago, the year they were crowned the Russian Premier League champions.
The former FC Kairat boss is hoping for a similar display from his team in their second leg tie and admitted that Rubies needs to handle the pressure by retaining the two-goal lead.
“Ruby will play with the same composition. The team deserves the success, but in Kazan we will be having a very tough game. I do not think that club with a big history will give up so easily.” Berdyev was quoted as saying.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Turkmenistan-c3028 national thanked God for the outstanding victory and hoped that his men stay injury free for the next Champions league encounter.
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