But guys guys guys, Zenit will be 
weaker than last year.
weaker than last year.
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That's as accurate as saying that we will not qualify from the group or we will not make the top four in the league.
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Manchester without Ronaldo = 0
Zenit were ok, nothing more. The game we're all used to see from them. But they've shown way too many weaknesess at the back and if Ranieri won't be able to use this in our advantage then he's indeed an idiot.
It's a very good thing that ManU were dreadful, especially at the back. We're also pretty bad at the back and this match was a good example of what should we expect.
The good thing is that Zenit play the ball at the middle and on their left side all the time. At the middle we're much stronger defensively than tonight's pathetic Manchester, while on the right we should pray that Arshavin and Danny won't terrorize Grygera. It's a relief to see that they don't use their right side where Molinaro will cover.
Pogrebnyak scares me the most. He's pure power and Mellberg+Legro will have to give their best.
I believe, actually i'm sure, that we have more quality than Zenit (or at least the Zenit i've seen tonight).
Don't let this match fool you. Manchester were disasterous tonight and only Tevez tried to do something.
Oh, and we mustn't attack like crazy. Counters are Zenit's strongest weapon while our back players are our weakest link. We must play patiently and put as many balls possible in their box. Their defenders are weak ( Krizanac is a starter. The same Krizanac that can only dream to play for the Croatian NT where Knezevic holds his place) and our attackers are strong technically and strong in the air.
Zenit were ok, nothing more. The game we're all used to see from them. But they've shown way too many weaknesess at the back and if Ranieri won't be able to use this in our advantage then he's indeed an idiot.
It's a very good thing that ManU were dreadful, especially at the back. We're also pretty bad at the back and this match was a good example of what should we expect.
The good thing is that Zenit play the ball at the middle and on their left side all the time. At the middle we're much stronger defensively than tonight's pathetic Manchester, while on the right we should pray that Arshavin and Danny won't terrorize Grygera. It's a relief to see that they don't use their right side where Molinaro will cover.
Pogrebnyak scares me the most. He's pure power and Mellberg+Legro will have to give their best.
I believe, actually i'm sure, that we have more quality than Zenit (or at least the Zenit i've seen tonight).
Don't let this match fool you. Manchester were disasterous tonight and only Tevez tried to do something.
Oh, and we mustn't attack like crazy. Counters are Zenit's strongest weapon while our back players are our weakest link. We must play patiently and put as many balls possible in their box. Their defenders are weak ( Krizanac is a starter. The same Krizanac that can only dream to play for the Croatian NT where Knezevic holds his place) and our attackers are strong technically and strong in the air.
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