Alexander Panov has urged http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Denisov-c16694 to help their side in the upcoming European game against Malaga CF
There is little arguing to the statement that Zenit St. Petersburg newbie, Hulk, failed to impress the audience after coming on as a second-half substitute in the latest Russian Premier League encounter against Terek Grozny at
Petrovsky stadium on Wednesday.
However, Alexander Panov has backed the Brazilian striker for which the defending league champions paid reportedly 40 million Euros during the summer transfer window.
The 26-year-old forward, who joined Zenit after saying farewell to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 this summer, enjoyed a decent tenure at the Primeira Liga club. He helped the Dragoes in winning their 26th league title along with the Portuguese Cup
and the UEFA Europa League after scoring 36 goals in 53 appearances in 2010-11 campaign.
Panov expressed his desire to see http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436 in action in Zenit’s UEFA Champions League’s group stage game against Malaga CF, saying that scoring in the European game will give him a lot of confidence.
“Hulk needs to prove himself as a key player for his new club in an unfamiliar league after scoring against Malaga. This will give him a lot of confidence in psychological terms. It is also very important to tell that Zenit that
they need to improve defensively,” The Russian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
The fact that Zenit have dropped down to the 4th spot on the league table after recording a shocking defeat against Terek Grozny, disappoints Panov, who has urged the St. Petersburg club to improve defensively.
The former Torpedo Moscow player went on to urge Roman Shirokov, Aleksandr Kerzhakov and Igor Denisov to help their side in claiming their first European win against the Spanish outfit.
“Zenith will have a very tough game without doubt but I hope that the leaders of the team, Kerzhakov, Denisov and Shirokov, will help their club in recording a favourable outcome of the match.” He concluded.
Denisov, who captained the Russian national team at 2014 World Cup qualifying matches earlier this month, Kerzhakov, who is in scintillating form at the moment, and Shirokov, who scored five European goals last term, all are expected
to feature in the match against Malaga.
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