Igor Korneev has told Aleksandr Anyukov, Tomas Hubocan and Domenico Criscito to work harder for the upcoming European clash against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/RSC-Anderlecht-c40394 on Wednesday
The defending Russian Premier League champions, Zenit St. Petersburg, have been handed a massive blow after confirming that Hulk is set to miss the UEFA Champions League’s group stage match against RSC Anderlecht at Petrovsky stadium.
The Brazilian striker limped off the field after picking up a thigh injury in Zenit’s 2-1 home win against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Vladimir-Bystrov-c36328 replaced the injured player prior to the first-half stoppage time.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hulk-c16436 is expected to miss some important league meetings against Dynamo Moscow, Volga Nizhny Novgorod and CSKA Moscow along with the decisive European fixtures against Anderlecht and Malaga respectively.
And while some senior football analysts thinks that Hulk’s injury is a big blow for the Russian outfit that remains on the 3rd spot on their respective group table with just three points four group stage matches, Igor
Korneev thinks otherwise.
“When a team can afford a player like Hulk, there is always more room for improvisation. However, Zenit have other attacking options in the team. In my opinion, the Brazilian national’s injury will not affect the game on large
basis.” The former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38604 midfielder was quoted as saying.
With the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Igor-Denisov-c16694. The Portuguese midfielder is deemed fit after recovering from a knee injury that sidelined him for
almost a year.
Denisov, on the other hand, is expected to start the European tie after apologizing to the St. Petersburg club’s management following his unprofessional behaviour to threat the club regarding a salary issue.
Korneev went on warn http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Aleksandr-Anyukov-c4549, Tomas Hubocan and Domenico Criscito against the Belgian champion’s attackers, telling them that they might have to work very hard in order to stop them scoring at home.
“I think Anyukov and Hubocan can handle the pressure. Criscito is an ambitious player who wants to gain a foothold in the composition.” He concluded
The former Espanyol player went on to shower praise on Anyukov, saying that the Russian defender is one of the best player in http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Russia-c2991.
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