Luciano Spalletti has urged Zenit St. Petersburg’s players to regain full fitness to play on three fronts this season: Russian League, domestic Cup and Champions League
The fact that http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Yuri-Zhevnov-c37682 and Tomas Hubocan sustained respective injuries while playing for their national teams disappoints Luciano Spalletti, who has lamented the situation, saying that Zenit
St. Petersburg cannot afford to lose players at this time.
Anyukov and Bystrov sustained ankle and leg injuries respectively, while playing the World Cup qualifying match against Israel national team.
Belarusian goalkeeper, Zhevnov, could not complete ninety minutes on the pitch after sustaining a shoulder injury, while Hubocan faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines after the 26-year-old full-back pulled his hamstring while
playing against Liechtenstein.
The Italian tactician revealed that the defending Russian Premier League champions are in need of all the squad players, as they will be engaged in a busy schedule of matches in September.
Zenit will play five matches this month including three league meetings, a Russian Cup round-of-16 encounter against FC Baltika Kaliningrad and the UEFA Champions League match against Malaga CF.
“Our team is experiencing problem with the fitness of the players as they returned from International duty. They all put a lot of effort, so they need more time to recover. I think we have to take into account the calendar of national
teams along with the schedule of the club matches. My players play more often, increasing the risk of getting injured.”
“We will assess the condition of the players, when we all get together at the base. We'll see how guys are feeling and then make a decision whom to play.” The former AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 manager was quoted as saying.
Asked if http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vyacheslav-Malafeev-c36502 will play the upcoming league tie against Terek Grozny at Petrovsky stadium, Spalletti revealed that he is expecting the aforementioned players to play some part
in Saturday’s match after recovering from injuries.
Miguel recovered from a leg injury which ruled had him out since November last year, while Malafeev and Bukharov will return to action after missing last match against Mordovia Saransk.
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