The Zenit St. Petersburg coach has warned http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Shirokov-c31645 that no one is guaranteed a starting place by giving him an example of Hulk’s substitution against CSKA Moscow on Monday
In the latest round of Russian Premier League action, Zenit St. Petersburg drew 1-1 against CSKA Moscow at Petrovsky stadium on Monday. http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rasmus-Elm-c30628 scored a late equalizer from the penalty spot after Renat Yanbaev had put the hosts
in front.
In the aftermath of the outcome, Luciano Spalletti has expressed his satisfaction on the team’s performance and highlighted http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Axel-Witsel-c7029 as the best players on the pitch.
Speaking on Roman Shirokov’s omission from the squad, the former AS Roma coach has urged the 31-year-old to fight for his place among the elites.
Spalletti reminded the former Rubin Kazan player that no one is invisible in his squad, urging him to improve his game in the near future. The Italian tactician told him that he is not afraid to bench any player and gave him the
example of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436.
The 53-year-old coach replaced the Brazilian striker, who joined the St. Petersburg club for a reported 60 million Euros this summer, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vladimir-Bystrov-c36328 right after the start of the second period.
“Shirokov needs to do a lot better if he wants to reclaim starting berth. He is struggling to rediscover his old form. If he thinks that he is not guilty. Well, then we'll have to find another solution.
“He has been a very important player and he knows what I think about him. But today Denisov, Witsel and Fayzulin had a very strong game. If he wants to play, he must do better.”
“Hulk is a good player and we paid a lot of money for him but if someone is unable to meet the expectation, he will suffer.” The Russian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
And while Zenit dropped to the 3rd spot on the league table after their latest draw, Spalletti admitted that he has to explore all options in order to alter the situation even if he has to drop prominent figures.
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