Sergei Vedeneyev believes that Zenit St. Petersburg’s head coach made right moves which led to their 1-0 win in the UEFA Champions League tie against the Belgians
Zenit St. Petersburg turn the tables after winning the latest European match 1-0 against Anderlecht at Petrovsky stadium on Wednesday despite starting the UEFA Champions League’s campaign on a low.
The St. Petersburg club, who failed to pick up any point in the tournament after suffering defeats in the opening two group stage matches against Malaga and AC Milan prior to this match, now stands at the 3rd spot on
their respective group table with three points.
Sergei Vedeneyev has credited Luciano Spalletti for their latest European win against the Belgian champions, insisting that the Italian tactician made some outstanding decisions during the enthralling contest to ensure his side
claim valuable points at home.
The Italian proved his critics wrong after recording a land mark win against Anderlecht despite playing without http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Denisov-c16694.
Spalletti made a host of changes ahead of the European encounter, with http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Sergei-Semak-c32976 at the heart of their midfield in place of Igor
Denisov.
The Italian tactician, meanwhile, played http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vladimir-Bystrov-c36328 out wide.
“Spalletti’s decision to introduce Bystrov during the second-half of the match is one of the key factors that determined the outcome of the confrontation in favour of Zenit. Bystrov and Hulk provided more flair offensively and
tried to torment opposition’s defence often on in the game.”
“I admire Spalletti’s outstanding decision to introduce Bystrov. However, it was evident that Zenit did not create many chances in the game. The team failed to play with combinations and physical capabilities.” The 55-year-old
coach was quoted as saying.
Commenting on Hulk, Vedeneyev revealed that the Brazilian International failed to justify his big money move from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436, who remained on the pitch for the entire 90 minutes, arguably failed to make any vital
contribution in the game.
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