The Russian defender believes the upcoming Russian Premier League tie against Kuban Krasnodar holds immense importance and hailed Jose Couceiro.
In the upcoming round of Russian Premier League action, Lokomotiv Moscow will play against Kuban Krasnodar at Kuban stadium. The last time these two met in a league competition, the Railroaders cruised past the visiting team after
winning 2-0 at home.
Lokomotiv will play the upcoming tie after back-to-back defeats against Dynamo Moscow and Zenit St. Petersburg respectively. As a result, they have now dropped down to the fifth spot on the league table. However, they are just
three points adrift of the second-spot.
The Parovozy stopper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roman-Shishkin-c31646, has lamented the latest defeat and urged his teammates to win the upcoming league tie in their quest to claim a UEFA Champions League berth this season.
Shishkin admitted that Loko need to work very hard if they want to play in the Champions League next season. The former Krylia Sovetov Samara player went on to admit that Loko had a wonderful second league round.
However, he lamented the current situation and urged his teammates to start claiming points in the Russian top division.
The 25-year-old Russian central defender revealed that the Railroaders are improving under Jose Couceiro, the Lokomotiv manager, and assured the fans of meeting their expectations this season.
He praised the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 manager, revealing that the Portuguese tactician is one of the best coaches he has worked under. Shishkin revealed that the entire squad is united under Couceiro.
“Couceiro had not divided us right from his first day by telling us that he counts on each of the players. He chooses the best eleven players out of us all but one has to respect his decision. Couceiro determines the composition
right before the game, without letting anyone know it in advance.” The former Fakel Voronezh player was quoted as saying.
Shishkin revealed that it has been too long since the Moscow-based club won anything and urged his teammates to gear up to put an end to their long trophy wait.
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