Leonid Slutskiy: We made a mistake and after didn't have the resources to come back
- On the game against Zenit:
- — Zenit had the possession, but didn't have many great chances, except the one in the first half, when Igor Akinfeev made a save. Unfortunately, we made a mistake and after we didn't have the attacking resources to come back and win.
- On playing after the international break:
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— Preparations for matches after the international break is different from any other game. I'm not looking for excuses, but at the start of the season I said that I find it wrong to play games like this after the break for international games.
- On Roman Shirokov:
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— He's still a very important player for our team, as any other in the squad. He played as much time as the coaching stuff decided to give him. Neither of the attacking players showed their best qualities today, there's no sense in highlighting any of them.
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On Sergey Ignashevich:
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— We have three centerbacks, which can play in various combination. Prior to each game I pick the two who are the most ready at that moment.
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