Yuri Drozdov has said that the upcoming Russian Premier League fixtures against Dynamo Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Rubin Kazan will decide Railroaders fate
FC Sakhalin Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk head coach, Yuri Drozdov, has urged Lokomotiv Moscow to win the crucial Russian Premier League matches against Dynamo Moscow, Spartak Moscow and Rubin Kazan, if they are to secure a decent place on
the league table this season.
Having suffered a single league defeat in the ongoing campaign until now, Lokomotiv are all set to fight for the UEFA League Champions league spot along with Anzhi Makhachkala and Spartak this season.
Drozdov is of the belief that Lokomotiv have signed a decent head coach, Slaven Bilic, who will help them in their quest to play in Europe again.
“The next three rounds will largely determine where the team stands in. If they know how to win these games, then it can compete for the Champions League. In addition, these games will show much about Bilic.” The former FC Astana
player was quoted as saying.
As things stand, the Yellow-greens are at the 3rd spot on the league table and will play the upcoming fixture on the back of a 2-0 win over Volga Nizhny Novgorod at Stadion Lokomotiv (Nizhny Novgorod).
Drozdov admitted that the Moscow-based club had a terrible league campaign last year where they failed to secure Champions League spot after a series of disappointing results during the third league round.
He even highlighted the Railroaders defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alberto-c4309 Zapater, for their poor performance during the last round after winter break earlier this year.
“7th place is not enough for this side. They should have secured the European spot. How can you explain the emergence of such a mediocre team defender, as da http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Costa-c9458? And how can you justify Zapater’s role in the team.” Drozdov
concluded.
But now that the Moscow-based club have got rid of Da Costa and strengthened their squad by signing http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Samedov-c4609 and Dame N’Doye, Drozdov believes that success is just around the corner.
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