Slaven Bilic has expressed his delight after winning the Russian Cup tie against Torpedo Armavir and has talked about the upcoming game against Zenit St. Petersburg
Lokomotiv Moscow progressed to the pre quarter-finals of the Russian Cup after defeating Torpedo Armavir 3-0 at Yunost Stadium on Wednesday. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Dmitri-Sychev-c11421 was the star performer of that night after scoring two goals against the
Russian second division team.
The Railroaders head coach, Slaven Bilic, has lavished praise on Sychev, saying that the 28-year-old striker made full use of the first-team opportunity by terrorizing the opposition defenders in the match.
Bilic, who joined the Moscow-based club after leaving the managerial position at the Croatian national team this summer, insisted that Sychev has now given competition to the other attackers in the team.
Sychev made two substitute appearances for the Moscow-based club since the start of the season after coming on as a second-half substitute in matches against FC Krylia Sovetov Samara and FC Krasnodar respectively.
Bilic admitted that Sychev is working hard for his chance. However, the Croatian tactician warned the striker to relax despite his virtuoso display in the cup tournament, telling him that he has to fight for his place with the
remaining four strikers in the squad.
“Sychev is a good player who practices hard in training. But we have 4 forwards in the squad including Dame N'Doye, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Pavlyuchenko-c31639. So, he has to compete for his place among the players. I
believe in playing a strong playing eleven.” The Yugoslav Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Commenting on the latest win, Bilic thanked the lower division team for a great reception. He admitted that Torpedo made life difficult for them despite they were the favourites to win the respective game.
Bilic revealed that he warned the team not to relax against an organized team, who has experienced players.
“I am pleased to give match practice to those players who rarely get first team action. I hope they will continue to improve.” He concluded.
Lokomotiv will now play the next match against Zenit St. Petersburg this weekend. Bilic urged his side to extend their winning run against the defending champions.
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