Luciano Spalletti has commented on reports that
Igor Denisov could leave Zenit St. Petersburg because of a possible disagreement with the management
Zenit St. Petersburg head coach, Luciano Spalletti, has refused to name the starting line-up for the upcoming Russian Premier League tie against Kuban Krasnodar at Petrovsky stadium on Saturday.
Spalletti remained hopeful over player’s fitness ahead of the next league encounter, saying that the squad is recovering after spending a hectic week with their respective national teams at the World Cup qualifying round.
However, one player that the 53-yeear-old coach expected to feature against the Krasnodar-based club is http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Anyukov-c4549. Spalletti insisted that the aged defender will hopefully be available to play the home game.
“The state of the player is very good. You could judge by watching his game at the national teams. But I think we must be careful and should not rush the players straight into the game. This is really important.”
“I am analyzing Anyukov’s situation closely. He is very sensitive to damage. I believe that he will be able to take part in the game.” The former AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 coach was quoted as saying.
Commenting on the St. Petersburg club’s below par domestic form this season, Spalletti insisted that no one is happy at club with the situation.
The Italian tactician went on to urge his side to climb up the league table by winning the upcoming matches after failing to claim all three points from the last three league fixtures. As things stand, Zenit are at the 4th
spot on the league table.
News in Russian media suggest that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Denisov-c16694, who has not returned to the St. Petersburg club after captaining his national side at the World Cup, is set to leave Zenit after falling out with the manager.
If speculations are to be believed, Juventus are keeping tabs on the prolific 28-year-old central midfielder. The Italian giants are reportedly willing to offer 20 million Euros or http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Daniel-c9879 de Rossi in part exchange for the player.
However, Spalletti remained tight lipped over the situation, saying that they are expecting Denisov to break his silence.
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