Reja has full-backing for Djibril Cisse and is hopeful that the striker will find his best very soon
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775 manager, Edy Reja, has voiced his support for the under-fire, Djibril Cisse and is confident that the striker will return to his best very soon.
The Frenchman joined the Biancocelesti in the summer transfer window of 2011 from Greek side, Panathinaikos, and impressed everyone in his first few games of the season. The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Liverpool-c39809 star has scored 3 goals in the two matches played in the UEFA Europa
League this season. However, his league form has not been that impressive, as after scoring against A.C Milan in the opening fixture of the 2011/12 season, he has failed to find the back of the net in the next 7 matches.
The 30-year-old has been a subject of huge criticism from the media for not sharing the goal-scoring burden with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Miroslav-Klose-c26049. Reja has come to the defence of his star striker and is hopeful that he will start firing on all cylinders very soon.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Napoli-c40003 boss added that Cisse is giving his 100 percent in the training and is extremely motivated to perform well. However, he feels that the former Olympique Marseille star needs to relax in front of the goal.
Reja also added that the tight fixture schedule is taking its toll on the performance of the striker and it is not easy to play a game after every three days.
“What can I say? I'm sorry because to me he seems very keen. I look forward to that run ending, for Lazio, but particularly for him, so maybe he can be more relaxed and take to training more peacefully.”
“Maybe he is paying a little for the training and for having to play every three days, seeing that Djibril is one of those that never stops on the field. But then there is also the comparison with the Italian League. Here, we hardly leave you space to play,
as he wants. He will recover and when it happens it will be a great thing for Lazio.”
Reja has demanded improvement from the whole team and has insisted that they should continue their good start to the season and must not throw away the advantage.
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