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ZICO: WE SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS
CSKA head coach Zico answered Sport Express correspondent's questions
on the eve of UEFA Cup Round of 32 return game against Aston Villa.
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Zico Photo SPORT EXPRESS
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Vagner Love helped CSKA avoid a defeat in their opening
away game against Aston Villa as they draw the match 1-1. Tomorrow the
teams will come up against each other again to decide the winner of two-leg
battle.
"No doubts Aston Villa is still very dangerous", said Zico to
Sport Express. "I think that they play much better in away games.
Villa has many quick players, who always threaten their rivals' goal,
and we take it into consideration while preparing for the game".
"We should be very cautious. Of course players want to show their
best in the first official home match of the season, but we have no right
to rush to the opposite goal. We shouldn't forget that the Villians need
to score".
"I always try to search for success in attack. However the situation
is that in CSKA manage to keep our goal untouched, we will go through
to the next stage of the tournament. It means that our rivals will have
to take the risk and search ways to put the ball behind our goalkeeper.
And in our turn we need to use this situation".
"I watched Aston Villa's game against Chelsea, and to be honest it
didn't impress me much. Our match in Birmingham was more interesting.
Despite Chelsea celebrated their victory, Aston Villa was close to fight
back, but it seemed to me that they didn't manage to return to their usual
form after the game with CSKA".
"We won't make any substantial replacements regarding our starting
eleven for tomorrow match. Ten players are likely to be same as those
who started the game in Birmingham, but we are still in doubts only about
one position - Semberas or Mamaev".
"The 17-year-old Schennikov didn't get embarrassed in his debut match
for CSKA. Now he needs to prove his claims for a place in the first team.
I hope he will keep on working the same way".
"Though I am not a rookie in football, I was looking forward to Aston
Villa game with some excitement. It was my debut in the new team and it
turned to be the match in England against such a strong club".
"I was also concerned because CSKA didn't play any official games
during more than two months. Aston Villa is a well-organized team with
top-level players".
"They tried to press us, but I was glad that game didn't go the way
they wanted it to be. CSKA easily got used to their stadium and played
on counterattacks since the first minutes. We scored a quick goal and
had several opportunities to extend our lead".
Sport
Express Daily, 25 Feb 2009
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