Alexander Selenkov has urged Luciano Spalletti to improve the psychological state of the team in order to move above the likes of CSKA Moscow and Anzhi Makhachkala
Zenit St. Petersburg academy coach, Alexander Selenkov, is of the belief that the Meshki can compete for the Russian Premier League title should Luciano Spalletti help the club overcome their psychological problems in the near
future.
There were a few ups and downs for the defending league champions this season following the incident with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Kerzhakov-c4569, misconduct from their fans at Arena Khimki and Hulk’s negative comments about the coach.
Spalletti restricted Denisov to train with the first team for more than a month after the 28-year-old refused to enter the field and asked for more wages from the Russian club’s management.
However, the situation settled down after the Russian midfielder apologized for what he did in front of the manager.
The St. Petersburg club fans became furious after Spalletti named http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Danny-c10193 Miguel, a foreigner, as the new team captain after ripping off the captain’s arm band from controversy-hit Denisov.
The crowd threw firecrackers from the stands, of which one exploded under Anton Shunin’s feet, in protest during their league tie against Dynamo Moscow at Khimki. The goalkeeper was then taken to nearby hospital to get medical
treatment.
Consequently, Zenit served a three-match penalty imposed by the Russian football union last month.
Lastly, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436 made life difficult for him after refusing to shake hands with Spalletti after being substituted in the last UEFA Champions Leagues’ group stage match against AC Milan at San Siro.
“In my view, we must first improve the psychological state of the team. What happened in the team affected the game and everything went a bit wrong. Perhaps now the players and coaches just need to talk more, in order to express
their views. However, in any case, Spalletti knows what should be done in any particular situation.” The Russian national was quoted as saying.
Selenkov insisted that the Italian tactician need to review and sort out the internal matters of the team before thinking about any silverware this season.
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