Wednesday, April 22, 2015

André Villas-Boas: Arshavin and Kerzhakov wait for his chance – Russian newspaper

Mentor St. Petersburg “Zenith” André Villas-Boas responded to questions from journalists at a press conference a day before the second leg of the Europa League quarter-finals against ” Seville “. Recall that in the first match of the “blue-white-blue” were defeated by a score of 1: 2.

On the one hand, after the disqualification will be able to play the Hulk and Danny, but on the other – dropped Garay and Ryazantsev. What is more important – the return of the two attacking players, or the lack of players, focusing more on defense?

André Villas-Boas: Disqualification of a football player – a big problem for any coach, and I am no exception. You talked about the Hulk with Danny, but do not forget about Smolnikova with Criscito, which constantly appear in the starting lineup. With the return of these four players, we will show tomorrow a completely different football, rather than the one that was in Seville. We want to reach the semi-finals of the Europa League and will make every effort for this.

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“Seville” in recent years is very unstable in defense, often skips a visit. You can call them weak spot in the defense? And what position you are going to release the Hulk – in the center or on the wing attack?

André Villas-Boas: about the weakness of “Seville” I do not want to say anything . We are studying this command, we present her strength, but will build on itself. As for the Hulk, he is our top scorer and can play in any position in the attack.

“Zenith” is a short walk from the Europa League final, very close to victory in the Russian league, but you often criticized. Maybe you should be more on the issue of Russian players or the result is more important?

André Villas-Boas: I do not want to answer this stupid question, which does not contribute to the normal communication.

Have you noticed a difference between the game, “Seville” in the Liga and in the Europa League?

André Villas-Boas: No She always tries to act emotionally, in a creative way. “Seville” has earned his success, but tomorrow will play against each other two strong teams, and as I said – we want only victory and the semi-finals. Although the opponent was stronger in the first meeting, but we managed to score an away goal. I look forward to an outstanding match on Thursday.

The game will start at 22:05, and if there will be extra time and penalties, it could be delayed until late at night. In this regard, you have not changed anything in the process of preparing?

André Villas-Boas: Based on the same time zone in which we live, to appoint the game at 22 05 – it is wrong. Of course, we are subject to the rules of UEFA, but in the future it is necessary to think about it. I was after the fight with “Torino” in Italy said that if there was extra time and penalties, we would have finished the game in three nights Russian time. I think it’s absurd.

You have achieved good results in the “Zenith”, introduced many schemes, but is there any chance that tomorrow Arshavin with Kerzhakov get more playing time, not five minutes?

André Villas-Boas: We are looking forward to all the players, including on Arshavin Kerzhakov. But we can not make substitutions based on the desire of viewers. Believe me, our coaching staff after each training session examines the state of all the players, and then make a decision. We look forward not only with Andrew Alexander, but also on Tymoshchuk, Malafeev and Anyukov, who contributed greatly to the success of the club. Each player has to wait for his chance, and with Arshavin Kerzhakov including. They will get it, and then everything will depend on them.

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Also, the journalists’ questions answered Spanish midfielder “Zenith” Javi Garcia, who is a graduate of Madrid “Real”.

At the end of the first meeting of the “Seville” acted very aggressively and made his own. What should be done “Zenith”, so that tomorrow you already owned a similar advantage?

Javi Garcia: The decisive factor in this football, “Seville” has become a powerful support stands. But we understand that tomorrow we should be more active in front, while the opponent is thinking primarily about the safety of their own goal.

Why in the second half, “Zenit” allowed “Seville” dominate ?

Javi Garcia: Perhaps the weariness. It was very disappointing because in the first half we showed, though unusual for us, but good football.

Who are the forwards, “Seville” DANGER – Carlos Bacca or Kevin Gameiro?

Javi Garcia: Bacca more scores, although Gameiro can hit the opponent. In principle, we do not care to play against anyone, we should think, first of all, about themselves and achieve a positive result.

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