Why Zenit Why Zenit

Trey Marshall Jersey OK, so you might be wondering why a die-hardTottenham fan from England has decided to write about a team from Ru sia who, before last year, were unknown to just about every football fan in this country. Its a fair question really as, no, Im not from Ru sia, no, Ive never been to Ru sia and, no, I dont even like Vodka. So why have I started a blog for the Ru sian champions? Well, read on..(Official)Kings of EuropeYes, thats right, Zenit are, officialy, the best team in Europe after defeating English and Champions league Champions Manchester United 2-1 in the UEFA Super Cup a couple ofweeks ago.True, there will always be questions about how serious the top teams in Europe take this competition. In the past Manchester United and other Champions League giants have fielded weaker teams in the Cup and have thus lost to their UEFA cup winning counterparts. But just look at the team Fergie put out; Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Anderson, Scholes, Nani, Rooney, Tevez. Barring an injured Christiano Ronaldo, thats probably Manchester Uniteds strongest team and, for the first half an hour at least, Man Utd were played off the park. Zenits first goal was worked wonderfuly, Pogrebniak flicked the ball over a perplexed Van Der Joe Reed Jersey Sar. A training field goal if Ive ever seen one.The second goal however, was a direct opposite of the first. Zenit forward Danny struck the United defence like a bullet, scattering Man Utd defenders out of his way, before finishing with a cool shot; 2-0 Zenit. The Champions League winners had no reply.After that second goal Man Utd decided to wake up; they stormed the Zenit Andre Roberts Jersey goal and eventually Vidic found the net for the Red Devils, alas, it was too little too late, Zenits early domination had won them the match.Despite the rather predictable mumblings of 0h well its only theMickey MouseCup rumbling around Old Trafford, you could tell that a number of United fans were surprised with Zenits performance. Even Fergie admitted that Zenit would have too be watched in the forthcoming Champions League. It seems that this victory really woke people up to Zenits slick style and good performances. Champions league big boys take note: Zenit want to ruin your party.2008/2009 Champions LeagueDespite Zenit being the Super Cup champions, this is the cup every team in Europe really want. And many think Zenit have a decent chance. However, Zenit were unlucky enough to be drawn in the group of death along woth Real Madrid, Juventus and BATE.GROUP HReal MadridJuventusZenitBate BorisovIts hard to really call any of these teams a favourite. Real Madrid are obviously one of the most sucse sful teams ever, but theyve been a bit wobbly in this competition recently.Juventus have not really been the same since the Shawne Merriman Jersey whole match-fixing scandel. That said, theyve made good signings in Amuari and Poulsen. They also have, po sibly, the best strike-force in the world with Trezeguet, Del Piero, Amauri, and Iaquinta. Theyll be hard to stop.BATE should be the 100% 3-pointer. They qualified via beating Levski Sofia 2-1 on aggerate but shouldnt be too much of a problem. That said, no team should ever be under-estimated.This is such a hardgroup to predict but Ill have a stab at gue sing;1. Real Madrid2. Zenit3. Juventus4. BATE.As you can see, Ive backed Zenit to qualify behind Madrid. I think Zenit will come second, but Im not too sure who will qualify between Juve and Real.UEFA cup defense?If Zenit do fail to qualify, they could still drop into the UEFA cup. The UEFA Cup is a trophy that, realisticly, they should be looking at winning. AC Milan will be the hardest opponent in the tournament, but Spurs and Everton could also pose problems. Valencia and Ajax also shouldnt be forgotten about.So there you have it; 3 reasons to be get excited about Zenit this season. Remember look here for all the Gerald Everett Jersey latest news and if you think Ive forgotten about something important, PM me and Ill strive to have a post out in around the next 48 hours.
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