Bozovic: If many people come to support us, we will beat Arsenal

On Thursday, Lokomotiv head coach Miodrag Bozovic briefed the journos on the issues they were eager to ask.

About the forthcoming fixture vs Arsenal...

- Arsenal demonstrate spectacular football and are misplace in the table. The team lacks quality players but their philosophy is great, and their coach is outstanding. I’m sure we’re going to have a hard game. Lokomotiv will fight. If there will be many players on the stands, we will win. We enjoyed great support from the fans on the games against Rubin and Torpedo.

About Petar Skuletic…

- We needed a well-built striker who could win aerial balls. The Russian League is tough, and Skuletic needs some time to get used to it. He will progress.

About Dmitriy Tarasov’s return…

- Tarasov’s still far from his best form. He missed a lot of games but he recovered sooner than we had expected. It was hard for him to play 120 minutes against Rubin but he did it. I think he needs to play four games to restore his optimal conditions.

About the injured players…

- Except for Abaev and Pejcinovic everybody’s healthy and ready to play against Arsenal.

About the season goals…

- Lokomotiv’s goals are always ambitious. This time we have to win the Russian Cup and make to the top three in the League.

Please be reminded that the on Gameweek 19 Lokomotiv are hosting Arsenal from Tula on March 14th. The game kicks off at 7 p.m.

Watch the recording of the press conference on our website, and on the club’s YouTube channel here.