Ivan Novoseltsev on his first start for Zenit
The Zenit defender on making his first league start for the blue-white-sky blues against Orenburg.
Are some of the players tired after the away game in Ireland?
I don't know, to be honest. Some of us didn't take part in the previous games, so there's not much of a case of fatigue.
How do you prepare for a team at the bottom of the league?
We knew that playing against these teams us always difficult, they need to climb out of the relegation zone and to score points, so we were prepared for this.
How was it playing in an unfamiliar defence?
Yes, it was an unusual combination. We had only spent two or three training sessions together. But on the whole the back four looked good and we did not concede.