Luciano Spalletti sums up Zenit St. Petersburg’s performance against Spartak Moscow
Zenit St. Petersburg head coach http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Luciano-c22574 Spalletti has expressed his thoughts on the latest Russian Premier League encounter, where his team drew 2-2 against Spartak Moscow at Luzhniki stadium.
In a tightly contested game, the league leaders were held by the Red-Whites. In the aftermath of the draw, Zenit coach expressed his frustration on the team performance and highlighted the match as one of the spectacular matches in the league.
Spartak came from behind to score the equalizer late in the game. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 tactician insisted that there was still enough time for a late winner and Zenit tried their best to claim all three points against the host team.
“Until the last minute both teams wanted to score the winning goal. It was a spectacular match. I would like to congratulate Spartacus, they prepared the match against us, as it was the title decider.” The Italian tactician told in his post-match press conference.
During the match, Zenit striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Kerzhakov-c4569 sustained a knee injury. Spalletti has now revealed his frustration on having lost the striker in such a crucial phase of the season. Kerzhakov is likely to miss the crunch home tie against third-placed
Dynamo Moscow.
“It is necessary to assess his condition. If he thinks that he has a minimal chance to play for the team, he will enter the field.” Spalletti concluded.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alessandro-Rosina-c4741 replaced the injured Kerzhakov but the attacking midfielder failed to influence the game.
Spalletti was of the view that the former Parma FC attacking midfielder had little match fitness. The Russian Cup winner further indicated that he is looking forward to give the Italian national a go against Shakhtar Donetsk in the group stages of the UEFA
Champions League.
The Zenit head coach was quizzed by a journalist on Viktor Fayzulin’s substitution during the match. The 52-year-old replied that Fayzulin was not feeling comfortable on the field after sustaining a minor injury.
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