Russian Premier League 2012/13

Zenit, Spartak, CSKA , Lokomotiv and Anzhi all won - expect they will be the top 5.

Corluka scored the winner for Lokomotiv.

Lacina Traore scored the winner for Goose against his old club Kuban Krasnodar.

Dynamo lost, Rubin play tomorrow.

Kerzhakov scored 2 v Amkar

The Real Premier league is back

1 game gone and we are already top of the table:

http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=rus/domesticleague/index.html

This will be a interesting year,the first time our season is in line with everyone else,this will help us and other Russian clubs in the CL no doubt.

Pierre you are forgetting Dnyamo Moscow,they finished above Anzhi last year who I feel are overrated because they have Eto.Also Rubin Kazan and are a good team.So much quality in this league nowadays.

FT Zenit St. Petersburg [2 - 0] Dynamo Moscow

10' [1 - 0] A. Kerzhakov

71' [2 - 0] D. Criscito




FT Amkar Perm [3 - 1] CSKA Moscow

6' [1 - 0] N. Burmistrov

13' [1 - 1] K. Honda

19' [2 - 1] A. Rebko

41' [3 - 1] A. Rebko

61' S. Ignashevich

85' A. Dzagoev




FT Lokomotiv Moscow [2 - 0] Krylya Sovietov S.

32' [1 - 0] R. Pavlyuchenko

67' [2 - 0] F. Caicedo



CSKA

Can't give Zenit a 3 pt lead that easy.

Dynamo have 0 from 6 - maybe Lokomotiv and Anzhi will be the most serious challengers - or maybe Spartak.

Lokomotiv have no European football so that may be an advantage.

Pavlyuchenko

Corluka

Wow !

Zenit v Spartak - the only 2 teams with 100% record (Spartak top on GD) meet in St Petersburg and Zenit smash them 5-0 !

Mad few mins in the 2nd half - Spartak get a fortunate pen at 0-2 - Malafaev saves from Bilyaletdinov and Criscito (who played brilliantly) makes an amazing clearance before Zenit score soon after then McGeady straight red !

I hope this isn't going to turn into a boring title race - I think Rubin are the best hope now.

They are definitely most likely to trouble Zenit in a head to head and Rondon could be a great signing, they are still a great big game team, just too blunt in attack at times.

I see Zenit have signed Hulk.

christmasborocooper wrote:I see Zenit have signed Hulk.

and Witsel

90/100 million for the two apparently. Witsel is an awesome player, but the equally talented Dembele just moved for half the price.

#ifthiswasanenglishplayerforexamplejordanhendersonalthoughheisfairlyshitalotmorewouldbebeingmadeofit

Anyone know how much has Zenit has spent this transfer window? And they aren't even the really rich ones...

It's definitely the cool thing to buy a Belgian these days.

Pierre will move from Russian to Latvian league. It's no longer obscure and full of uknowns.

So anyone know what is Zenit's best XI looks like then?

Witsel is a good player, the one that made that horrible tackle a few years back, but 40 million is insane for him.

Second Belgian that moves for 40 million this summer.

Oooooooooooo very excited about this,we have just bought 2 top players that other big clubs in Europe have wanted.A signal of intent if ever there was one.

Now I feel the need to outline our strongest 11,it would be rude not to!

-------------------Malafeev
Anyukov---Hubočan---Lombaerts---Criscito
------------Witsel----------Denisov
--Hulk--------------Danny------------Bystrov
-------------------Kerzakhov

With players like Bruno Alves(who hasn't lived up to expectations and I hear he will have to be sold if Spalletti wants money to buy another CB),Shirokov(Great player),Semak(Legend),Bystrov(quality winger who is fast as fuck),Bukarov(Big CF) and Zyranov(dynamic midfielder) etc we have a GREAT SQUAD which could possibly go deep into the CL,although not good enough to win it.

Last year if Malafeev our first choice GK weren't injured we would have beat Benfica and got to the QF's,and who knows we could have beat a shite Chelsea team.

And before people started naming us alongside scum like City and Chelsea in terms of spending please take note that the previous 4 transfer windows we haven't bought anyone apart from Arshavin on loan.

worms rises wrote:

Now I feel the need to outline our strongest 11,it would be rude not to!

-------------------Malafeev
Anyukov---Hubočan---Lombaerts---Criscito
------------Witsel----------Denisov
--Hulk--------------Danny------------Bystrov
-------------------Kerzakhov

To pick a strongest Zenit XI without Shirokov is ridiculous.

Danny - he will start from the left in the position you have Bystrov and drift inside.

Kerzhakov is technically and physically crap but quite clever - he will pull to the left taking defenders with him and the AM will arrive in the centre. Shirokov is big, strong and can finish with both feet - a must pick in that position unless they buy better.

-------------------Malafeev
Anyukov---Hubočan---Lombaerts---Criscito
------------Witsel----------Denisov
--Hulk--------------Shirokov------------Danny
-------------------Kerzakhov


Ones in bold need to be replaced if they are to make a serious CL attempt.

Need some athletic FB's to overlap Hulk and Danny.

Terek Grozny's last 5:

Terek 2-0 Volga
Dinamo 1-2 Terek
Terek 2-1 Spartak
Rubin 1-2 Terek
Zenit 0-2 Terek - Nice debut for Hulk and Witsel



3pts clear - never seemed to spend that much despite high profile takeover (eclipsed by Anzhi)

Just shows what can happen when u get rid of Gullit!

No Black players for Zenit fans!

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2249569/Zenit-St-Petersburg-fans-demand-non-white-gay-players.html

Now, I dont know any gay players, though im sure there are some. But there are sure some black players out there. In their eyes Hulk is also black. The thing is, they dont want blacks out of racism, not out of footballing reasons.

If nothing else I appreciate the honesty of explicit racism rather than the cowardice of implicit discrimination

This'll get blown out of all proportion by the liberal western media.

Blacks and gays are notoriously bad at football and don't like the cold. It's fucking freezing in Russia.

To be fair it's only a supporters groups opinion, nothing more. Imagine if a West Ham supporters group released a press statement! Then what.

Anzhi 0-0 Newcastle United

Mordovia 2-0 Anzhi

Newcastle 1-0 Anzhi

Anzhi 1-1 Krylya

Krasnodar 4-0 Anzhi

Anzhi 0-0 Alania


Form

Missed out on CL and lost the Cup final



Lucky Guus or, as he should be known post Euro '08, Guus shit.


CSKA (1 for each trophy in an injury-ravaged season)

Anzhi decide everyone is for sale:
http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1515829/all-change-anzhi-makhachkala-budget-slashed-rene-meulensteen-sacked-players-sale?cc=5739

110% wrote:Anzhi decide everyone is for sale:
http://espnfc.com/news/story/_/id/1515829/all-change-anzhi-makhachkala-budget-slashed-rene-meulensteen-sacked-players-sale?cc=5739

Will be forever grateful that they rid of us of Lassana Diarra!

such is the problem for these new billionaire clubs. guess this is why Hiddink quit a couple weeks back.

wonder what'll happen to Eto'o now. not sure anyone would match his insane wages at Anzhi.

arsenal need to move for him, i am sure he'll take a pay cut, he'd have to no matter where he goes

messiah wrote:arsenal need to move for him,  i am sure he'll take a pay cut, he'd have to no matter where he goes

Yeah they'd be much better going for him than Suarez.

Would Love us to get Willian like AVB originally wanted.

totally for got he was there too arsenal should get him as well or spurs, better than bale