Luciano Spalletti has shared his expectations of the upcoming Russian Premier League tie against Kuban Krasnodar and has welcomed competition from Anzhi Makhachkala
Zenit St. Petersburg head coach, Luciano Spalletti, has revealed that there is no place for controversy-hit midfielder, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Denisov-c16694, in the first-team until he apologizes for what he did to the management.
Spalletti had to take a disciplinary measure against Denisov after ordering him to train with the http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/U-17-Youth-team-c40787 quad for an unspecified time period as the Russian midfielder showed an utterly rude and unprofessional behaviour to threaten
the club to pay him more wages.
And while the media and sports journalists have all urged Denisov to return to the St. Petersburg club after his International duty, Spalletti is eager to give the 28-year-old a chance to rebuild his tarnished reputation at club
level.
“I agree with the journalists and their positive comments about Denisov because I think that Denisov played an important part in the Russian national team’s successful World Cup campaign so far.”
“But his situation at club has not improved. The situation remains the same as he will continue to train with the youth team.” The former Udinese coach was quoted as saying.
Speaking on the upcoming league tie against Kuban Krasnodar, Spalletti revealed that he will go through each player’s physical and mental condition before finalizing the starting line-ups against the Krasnodar-based club.
Spalletti went on to hail Yuri Krasnozhan, saying that the experienced head coach is doing a great http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Job-c18684 at Krasnodar after helping the Russian outfit in reaching a place above Zenit in the standings.
The Italian tactician revealed that former Kuban coach, Dan Petrescu, left a decent squad for Krasnozhan and warned his side against a well-organized team.
“The match against Kuban will be difficult because this team knows the business, knows how to play.” The former AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603 manager concluded.
Spalletti went on to hail Anzhi Makhachkala, insisting that the Dagestani club are capable of challenging for the league title this season. As things stand, Anzhi area at the top-spot on the league table with 26 points.
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