Aleksandr Tarkhanov believes that Spartak Moscow will play the upcoming Russian Premier League tie with more motivation following Valery Karpin’s return
Valery Karpin returned to Spartak Moscow as their new boss six months after being replaced by Unai Emery. The club allowed the 43-year-old to make an emotional comeback at Luzhniki stadium following the team’s disappointing results
in all competitions.
Spartak sacked Emery, who was appointed the Russian outfit’s manager this summer, after blaming the Spanish tactician for their humiliating 5-1 home defeat in the Russian Premier League against Dynamo Moscow on Sunday.
The Red-Whites' failure to progress from the UEFA Champion’s League group stages could be another reason why they parted company with the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-CF-c40864 coach.
Former FC Khimki manager, Aleksandr Tarkhanov, has welcomed Karpin back at the Moscow-based club, saying that the former Real Sociedad boss might help his side claim a positive result in the upcoming game against Zenit St. Petersburg
on Friday.
The last time when these two teams played back in August, the defending champions managed to secure an emphatic 5-0 win against Spartak at Petrovsky stadium.
However, Tarkhanov believes that Luciano Spalletti’s wards will find it difficult to win against the Moscow-based club this time around as the hosts will be more motivated following Karpin’s return.
“I think Spartak are favourites with regards to the upcoming league meeting against Zenit as they will play the match at home especially after their panicking defeat against Dynamo Moscow.”
“The arrival of Karpin will give the players an extra motivation especially in this game. I think they will be more composed and organized on Friday.”
"I know Zenit are higher class opponents and are stronger if we compare their players. But I still think that the emotions of players can help their team. The team with a higher level of motivation, concentration and skill of the
players will win.” The 58-year-old was quoted as saying.
Speaking on Emery’s departure, Tarkhanov lamented the situation and said that the Moscow-based club should have given more time to the European famed manager in order to alter the situation.
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