The former Roma tactician believes Zenit St. Petersburg were the better side despite the latest Russian Premier League draw against Kuban and praised Lacina Traore.
Zenit St. Petersburg came from behind to draw their latest Russian Premier League tie 2-2 against Kuban Krasnodar at Kuban stadium as goals from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Shirokov-c31645 gave them a precious point in their quest to retain
the league title this season.
Though the Cossacks had a troubled first half, they came back stronger during the second period after scoring two goals. However, the St. Petersburg club turned the tables after putting in a fabulous performance.
Though the latest draw has not affected Zenit’s league position at the top, they certainly missed a decent chance to seal the title, as their closest rivals Spartak Moscow also lost 3-0 against Anzhi Makhachkala.
With just four league games left to play, Zenit are atop the league table with 81 points, a mammoth 12 points ahead of their closest rivals.
In the aftermath of the outcome, Luciano Spalletti has hailed his side’s commitment and never-say-die attitude. He admitted that the Meshki deserved the point on the away turf and urged his side to win the remaining matches of
the ongoing campaign.
“I think the fans saw a beautiful game. Zenit proved that they do not like to lose after coming from behind against worthy opponents. It is important not to forget to maintain a balance between defence and attack, so we tried to
play cautiously enough not to lose balance and control against Kuban.
"Kuban are a nasty opponent. They prepared well for the game. Dan Petrescu, whom I know for a long time, is a decent coach and doing a good http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 at the Russian outfit.” The Russian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
Kuban’s striker, Lacina Traore, gave the Meshki defenders a torrid time and scored two goals at home. Speaking on the conceded goals, Spalletti revealed that Tomas Hubocan and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bruno-Alves-c8108 failed to mark Traore.
Spalletti went on to praise Traore, who joined Kuban from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/CFR-Cluj-c38778 last year, admitting that the 21-year-old striker deserves credit after an eye catching performance.
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