Our Reign in Russin begins at Zenit who finished outside the Champions League Places we were expected to challenge the likes of CSKA Moscow, Spartak Moscow and others for the title and i expected nothing less than that also
Key players
Kevin Trapp
Our undisputed number one will be an ever present in the team and i will look for him to be in goal for a long time to come
Domenico Criscito
One of the best left backs in Europe in my opinion has the ability to play any role i ask to a high standard
Axel Witsel
In my Top 5 best box to box midfielders in the world he can do it all and a successful season is a must to keep hold of him
Danny
A player with the ability to create something out of nothing and with some of our other attacking quality he may be the provider for many of the goals scored
Hulk
The name says it all this man is a monster he has the physical ability of a god and when he cuts in on that left foot there's no stopping him
Osvaldo
The man brought in by the previous manager has the kinda of poacher ability which i like on my strikers but i may be looking for a Target man to pair him with
Alexandr Kerzhakov
He isn't getting any younger but he will be key as we lack any real Russian gems in the team and don't have many strikers
Pre Season
Transfers
In
Gaitan will be used mainly as a rotation player to help Danny and Hulk
Dragovic is a player with dome real quality he is a player i have always wanted to manage and pleased i finally get the chance
Adnan is another player i hope I'd get to manage having a young player like this join us as he continues his development could help us reach our goal
This is a signing for the future Hulk isn't getting any younger and Bruno could easily slot into the right wing position
Another one for the future our captain Anyukov is a quality player but Corchia will challenge him this season and many more to come
It was at this point where i checked the rules of the Russian Premier League and to my shock i had forgot about the rule of no more than 7 Foreign players in the starting line up, as Zenit only had 4 at the present time it was important we signed some as soon as possible
A solid Center Back who could play a big role in our season as he is our only Russian Center Back
Super Super Pav, Super Super Pav, Super Pavlyuchenko. As an Arsenal fan it was hard to type that but he is one of ours now and while he won't get much game time he is one of the decent Russian Strikers available
Outs
Arshavin - 425k
He was earning too much for his ability and age
Friendlies
Three out of Four isn't a bad Pre Season for us as the Russian League starts very early in July
Tactics
A stadard 4-1-2-2-1 which should serve us well but i'm not sure how i want this team to play as of yet
Next update start of the Season
