Rubin Kazan average against Zenit St. Petersburg, says Aleksandar Lukovic: Russian Premier League
Zenit St. Petersburg retain the Russian Premier League top spot after defeating Rubin Kazan 3-2 in the latest league meeting away from home.
The Bomzhi defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandar-Lukovic-c4481 has admitted that the Tatary strikers did not create anything special in the match and highlighted that the Meshki made defensive mistakes, which resulted in the goals conceded.
The Tatary strikers, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vladimir-Dyadyun-c36340, managed to impress during the season but failed to shine against the Meshki. Lukovic was impressed by Zenit’s defensive work and lauded the tactics of their head
coach, Luciano Spalletti.
Zenit were two goals down initially but they managed to get one goal before half time. Midfielder Miguel http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 compiled a brace in order to claim three points on the away turf. Lukovic was delighted with the Zenit performance and revealed that the win was
important after FC Apoel loss in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.
Zenit suffered a 2-1 defeat against the Cypriot First Division club. The St. Petersburg club have been drawn against FC Apoel, Shakhtar Donetsk and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Porto-c39186 in the group stages of the European tournament.
Lukovic heaped praise on Bomzhi defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Bruno-Alves-c8108, and revealed that the former AEK Athens man has adapted well to the Russian style of play. The Portuguese defender is set to miss Zenit’s upcoming Champions League clash against Porto as he picked up
a red card against Apoel.
The St. Petersburg shot-stopper, Igor Malafeev, was injured after colliding with the Rubin player, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alan-Kasaev-c4256, during the first half of the match. Lukovic admitted that it was a clear foul and insisted that the referee should have booked Kasaev.
“In my opinion, they did not create anything special. The first goal was from the penalty spot and the second was quickly taken after a foul. Yes, they had some chances, but nothing more I am very pleased with the way we played. I hope this victory will
give us the confidence after two defeats in a row. I think Alves is a very good player. I hope Malafeev is feeling alright after he was brought down by the Rubin player. I cannot understand why the referee did not blow the whistle to penalize the player.”
The Serbian Cup winner was quoted as saying.
The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Red-Star-c40350 Belgrade stopper highlighted that Zenit played attacking football and managed to entertain the audience. The Serbian defender revealed that the Bomzhi managed a great comeback against the Volzhane and hoped for similar performances in
the remaining matches of the season.
Zenit take on http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/FC-Tom-Tomsk-c39228 in the upcoming league meeting and the Serbian national is hoping for win against the Asians.
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