Nicolas Lombaerts has urged Zenit St. Petersburg to win the upcoming Russian Premier League tie against Kuban Krasnodar without http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Kerzhakov-c4569
Zenit St. Petersburg defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Nicolas-Lombaerts-c27825, has shared his opinion about the probable absence of strikers Hulk and Alexander Kerzhakov in the upcoming Russian Premier League tie against Kuban Krasnodar at Kuban stadium on
Sunday.
Hulk, who joined the St. Petersburg club from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 for a reported 60 million Euro transfer fee, has been in scintillating form this season after scoring four goals in 14 league appearances this season.
The Brazilian striker suffered a hamstring injury while playing against Krylia Sovetov Samara earlier this month.
Kerzhakov, on the other hand, is struggling with form at the moment. However, the Russian International reached double figures in the domestic campaign after scoring his 10th goal against Volga Nizhny Novgorod back in November.
The former Sevilla striker is out with a ligament injury. News in Russian media suggest that Kerzhakov will not play any further part this season. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Bukharov-c4555, who has not played much this season, is likely to get a start
following the injuries to Hulk and Kerzhakov respectively.
Lombaerts urged his side to win the remaining games of the season and tipped them to make a winning habit after defeating the Krasnodar-based club on Sunday.
“CSKA have not won the championship for the past six years, but hardly anyone can call them a weak team. And indeed we should not look at others. It is important to win games at the moment.”
“We have won two gold medals in a row, and it would be nice to do it again. Kuban are a strong contender, and get a victory in Krasnodar will not be easy.”
“It is bad to lose Kerzhakov and Hulk at this moment. But I am sure, we will please our fans.” Lombaerts was quoted as saying.
As things stand, Zenit are at the second-spot on the league table and trailing the top of the league table with just four points. The defending league champions, meanwhile, have reached the semi-finals of the Russian Cup after
defeating Kuban in the quarter-finals.
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