Leonid Slutsky admits that the Moscow-based club are lacking attacking options ahead of the UEFA Champions League tie against the Spanish outfit.
CSKA Moscow head coach, Leonid Slutsky is set to field a defensive line-up against Real Madrid in the upcoming UEFA Champions League encounter at Luzhniki stadium, after losing key players to injuries.
The Armeytsy first choice goalkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Keisuke-Honda-c20516 and Zoran Tosic in the treatment room. Tomas Necid, though, is still
in contention to start the European match after sustaining a back injury.
Following http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Flamengo-c39361 during the winter transfer window, CSKA lack attacking options.
Though CSKA have signed Pontus Wernbloom and Ahmed Musa, from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/VVV-Venlo-c40915 respectively, during the transfer window, they have failed to sign an adequate replacement for the Brazilian striker.
Slutsky, in the pre-match press conference, has said that CSKA are ready to play the upcoming crunch home tie against the Spanish outfit despite the absence of key players at his disposal.
He lamented the situation and urged his side to stun the European giants by putting up a decent home performance.
The Russian Cup winner confirmed that Necid is on road to recovery. However, Slutsky refused to rule out the Serbian national for the upcoming match.
“Necid is recovering slower than we expected. We cannot play Musa in his place because he is not a striker. We are too reliant upon http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Seydou-Doumbia-c33175. So, we need to defend well against Real if we are to get a decent result.
"Honda, Tosic and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Viktor-Vasin-c36147 are also recovering from respective injuries.” Slutsky was quoted as saying.
The former FC Moscow boss revealed that the Moscow-based club would not make excuses ahead of the mouthwatering European fixture and assured the fans of a fabulous European night.
Slutsky went on to admit that CSKA are lacking match practice at the moment, revealing that they have played few matches for the last two months.
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