Why was the game so difficult?

Every game is difficult. We tried to score today and we did not succeed. Teams come here and try to defend and counter-attack. Arsenal played well and we did not deserve the three points because we did not show our quality in this match.

The best chance Zenit had was at the end of the first half. Why did Zenit have such problems in getting the ball in the Arsenal box?

Every game in this stadium is difficult as the opposition focuses on defending, but it's normal and they choose their style. We did not show the required quality. We will now prepare for the next match.

Are you happy with how the defence played?

The whole team plays in defence and the same for the attack. But as a defender I can not be happy because we conceded.

The pitch is part synthetic, does this affect how the team played?

Of course, it didnt.