Maksim Bokov’s UEFA Champions League talk: Discussion on Zenit St. Petersburg and CSKA Moscow...
Former Uralan Elista defender, Maksim Bokov, has expressed delight over CSKA Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg making it to the knock-out stage of the UEFA Champions League.
Bokov, who has played for both CSKA and Zenit, urged the Russian outfits to prosper in the tournament, summing up their performances and hailing the efforts put in by the Russian outfits. He tipped them to progress even further
in the continental competition.
Speaking on Zenit's performance during the group stages, the Russian national lamented the lack of pace and attacking instinct by the Zenit players. He revealed that Zenit was fortunate enough make history by reaching the next
round for the first time.
The Russian Cup winner heaped praise on Zenit goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 in the last group stage match of the Champions League.
Zenit’s attacking midfielder, Danny Miguel, was carefully marked by the Portuguese outfit during the last group stage match. He admitted that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Shirokov-c31645 are the best midfielders in Russian top division, but added
that they lacked fire power against Porto.
“Danny and Shirokov did not play to their potential. Maybe this is a consequence of the accumulated fatigue and, possibly, and a suitcase of mood, which is characteristic of the players at the end of the season.” The former Terek
Grozny player was quoted as saying.
Apart from Zenit, Bokov also congratulated CSKA Moscow over their preliminary success into the Champions League and admitted that the Koni proved their critics wrong after defeating http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan in the last group stage match on
the away turf.
"CSKA Moscow have very reliable goalkeeper but they need to work harder.
"Russian football in recent years has grown and the level of our team has slowly reaching the level of European football.” The 38-year-old said.
Bokov went on to admit that the Armeytsy need to work on their defensive flaws if they are to win a historic Champions League.
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