Lokomotiv Moscow’ Jose Couceiro bears no grudge against Spartak Moscow’s Valery Karpin - RPL news
Lokomotiv Moscow head coach, Jose Couceiro, suffered his first Russian Premier League defeat against Spartak Moscow last month ever since he joined the Russian outfit. However the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 boss has no harsh feelings for
the Myaso manager, Valery Karpin, who ended their good league run.
Despite their humiliating 3-0 defeat against the Svinyi and a recent 1-1 league draw against CSKA Moscow, the Parovozy are still at the fourth spot on the league table, two points behind Dynamo Moscow and a UEFA Champions League
spot.
The Portuguese tactician congratulated Karpin on the latest win, revealing that it is a difficult http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-CF-c40864 man.
“Do not believe in such comparisons. I respect Karpin as an expert and a great man. You've probably seen that after the last game I went over and hugged him and congratulated on his victory. But I have no right to hold any grudges.”
The former Sporting Lisbon manager was quoted as saying.
The Russian Football Union has started a third round for the league, where each team has to play two extra games before the winter break. Lokomotiv Moscow will play one against Spartak Moscow, and the match will be played at Luzhniki
stadium.
Statistics that show Lokomotiv's failure to defeat Spartak Moscow since last year's campaign do not seem to irritate Couceiro, who believes in any result as long as his team is working hard on the pitch.
“We respect our opponents but we are not afraid to play against any opponent. Spartak are a team of about the same level. I hope the game turns out to be beneficial for us and I hope there will be goals scored by the teams, to
make the match a spectacle.” The Portuguese Cup winner concluded.
Couceiro went on to admit that they had little time to recover against the Armeytsy after a tough UEFA Europa League group stage clash against AEK Athens.
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