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DZAGOEV: FORGET ABOUT FROST ON THE FIELD
The 18-year old midfielder of CSKA and the Russian national team Alan
Dzagoev answered the questions of Sport Express on the eve of the UEFA
Round of 32 return tie in Moscow..
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Alan Dzagoev Photo SPORT EXPRESS
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"I think that the chances of CSKA are good," said
Dzagoev. "We achieved a good result in Birmingham and now are going
to play on the field that we are better accustomed to than the opponent."
"We are always focused on a victory. We started the game in England
with such a directive and in Luzhniki everything will be the same."
"On the other hand we should never forget about caution. In Aston
Villa there are many speedful players who are most dangerous in counterattacks."
"A week ago I got the impression that Aston Villa is a fast and powerful
team that can successfully exercise pressing on the entire field. They
are good at stealing the ball. Though in Birmingham we showed our own
trumps that were not less convincing."
"Aston Villa has arrived in Moscow without several leading players.
But that does not matter much. The substitution bench of the English club
is very good and even those who do not often play in the English Premier
League can be a proper replacement for those who failed to come."
"And every footballer playing in England has it in his blood to fight
for every inch of the field."
"I am not confused that we are to play when the temperature is below
zero. I do not doubt that we will forget about the frost as soon as we
enter the field. We should always be on the move not to get frozen. So
I think that the speeds will be high in the coming game."
"I know that our opponents in the next stage if we get through Aston
Villa are either Tottenham or Schakhtar. In Donetsk the hosts won 2:0
but it does not mean anything. By the way we should outplay Aston Villa
first of all and only then look at our new rival."
"We missed our supporters so much. After all we have not played in
Moscow for three months. I hope there will be many of them, as we need
their support and the match won't be easy."
Sport
Express Daily, 26 Feb 2009
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