The prolific defender has urged the Russian national team to kick start the European tournament by winning the opening game against Czech Republic
Russian national team will lock horns in the opening group stage game against Czech Republic at Stadion Miejski
on Friday while the other members of the group A, Poland and Greece, will play at Stadion Narodowy, the same day.
Going into the crunch encounter, Russia will be without the services of Sporting Lisbon’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Anyukov-c4549 respectively.
Glushakov has urged his team-mates to concentrate on the opening group stage game against Czech Republic despite losing key players due to injuries, and assured the fans of displaying quality football in the tournament.
d**k Advocaat, the manager, has included Lokomotiv Moscow’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Denis-Glushakov-c10855 in the final 23-man squad. However, Glushakov faces stiff competition for his place in presence of talented and more experienced players at Advocaat’s
disposal.
The Dutch tactician is a huge admirer of Zenit’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Konstantin-Zyryanov-c21312 and Izmailov. In a recent interview, Advocaat has defended his decision to include Izmailov in the squad after six-year long absence.
Glushakov has insisted that he is not afraid of competition for places among the squad, conceding that the he completely trusts Advocaat. He added that he expects the manager to make fair decisions.
“Every footballer wants to play in bigger tournaments. We all want to perform successfully on the Euro. Each of us is very ambitious and wants to win the tournament.”
"It is always good, when you have some competition. It is bad when you don’t have it. I must try to prove the right to play in the Euros. There are experienced players in our team. They have developed a good understanding between
them. But I think if the coach will give me a chance, I will not let him down.” The former Nika Moscow player was quoted as saying.
The 25-year-old midfielder has conceded that Advocaat, who will step down as Russia’s head coach after the continental tournament, is fully focused on the national team despite signing a contract with PSV-Eindhoven last month.
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