| GAZZAEV: NO PLACE FOR CHANCE IN GAMES WITH BARCELONA
The head coach of Dynamo Kyiv Valeriy Gazzaev
arrived in Kazan yesterday for the Champions League Round 5 clash against
Rubin.
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Valeriy Gazzaev Photo REUTERS
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"As early as in 2003 after the last matchday of the
season Rubin vs. CSKA I congratulated the managers of the Kazan club with
the bronze medals and advised to keep Berdyev safe," said Gazzaev.
"For I was sure if Kurban stays in the team for a long time he will
achieve a lot."
"What I told them then was the downright truth ad now everybody can
see it. I want to sincerely congratulate Rubin with the deserved gold
medals."
"For a provincial team it is very hard to achieve any serious results
in the Russian Premier League. It is real to fight for medals but for
the title:"
"I know how difficult it is - I went this way myself with Alaniya.
And I also know that it is even more difficult to repeat this success."
"The fact that they did it tells about the level of the coach and
his players and the unity of them."
"Nobody expected Rubin snatch four points from Barcelona. But they
did it choosing the right tactics, putting it into practice as well as
good luck."
"There is no place for chance. It does not matter that for the players
it was the first performance on such a level they were highly motivated
and achieved the result."
"In our group where many people preferred two clubs in advance (and
Rubin and Dynamo were absolutely against this opinion) it is still unclear
who is to advance with only two rounds left."
"Probably after Round 5 it will clarify a bit but at present all
opponents are almost equal."
"New time is coming. A very valuable quality that modern players
acquire is that they get rid of fixations. Unfortunately in the Soviet
times we looked at such opponents as Barcelona or Inter with awe."
"But values are changing, players are changing. And now we not just
should but must play head-to-head with the best teams in the world. And
the situation in the group reflects this."
"It is good that we are preparing to the clash in Kazan in high spirits
(Dynamo crashed Schakhtar 3:0). Any victory unites the team and gives
a positive incentive."
"As for the staginess of the forthcoming match it will be first of
all a game for the result. And in this case there is a lot of fighting
and no one knows how the weather will affect the match."
Sport
Express Daily, 24 Nov 2009
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