Sergei Yuran has urged the Russian national team to extend their decent run at the World Cup by winning their next game against Azerbaijan at Luzhniki stadium
The Russian national team will try to retain the top-spot on their respective group table after hosting Azerbaijan at Luzhniki stadium on Tuesday. As things stand, Russia are unbeaten in the tournament and collected nine points
from three games respectively.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fabio-c13152 Capello’s men recorded 2-0 win in their first group stage match against Northern Ireland followed by a 4-0 win against Israel last month. Their latest win against Portugal helped them clinch the top spot on their group table.
Former Russian striker, Sergei Yuran, has warned his national side against complacency, saying that they will find it difficult to win their next match as the opposition have some decent attackers in the team.
Yuran warned the Russian national team defenders against opposition’s in-form strikers, Cihan Ozkara and Branimir Subasic, saying that the aforementioned players are enjoying top form at the moment.
“Our defenders need to carefully handle Ozkara and Subasic as both can unlock defences within no time. Both are classy attackers, with a flair for goal. If you give them freedom in the box, it is possible that they might score
and cause some trouble.” The USSR Cup winner was quoted as saying.
And while the former Shinnik Yaroslav player warned the defenders against the forwards, Yuran told his team that Azerbaijan have decent midfielders, who like to play possession football.
They are technically skilled and hardworking midfielders that can pass the ball from several yards. They can immediately bounce back to help the defence after their fair share in attack. On occasion, they tend to strike from long
range.” He concluded.
Yuran revealed that the travelling team usually plays with a 5-4-1 formation, leaving one forward at front. He insisted that the Milli Komanda are difficult to play against either they play at home or away.
As things stand, Russia are at the leading spot on their respective group table with nine points and are above the second-placed Portugal in the standings.
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