Are you ready for the game tomorrow and who is going to play?
All the players are ready and in good condition, I don’t have the team in mind yet, we aren’t looking to charge a lot of players, just the result
You are very strong at home, you’ve had a great record in the Europa League, what are you looking to do tomorrow?
When you play in the group stage it's different, two games against Vardar isn’t the same. We’ve played well at home in the Europa League. We will have a good game and I am confident.
You said before and after the first Celtic game that Match fitness was lacking, will this be the case tomorrow?
We haven’t played an official game for a month, this is important, but we had a good game, we made a mistake to concede, but we had a good game after not playing for a month, I’m confident tomorrow we can improve.
Were you surprised by Celtic’s quality and tactics, will you change your approach to the game tomorrow?
We knew that Celtic are a good team, with good players and a good manager and we knew it would be a difficult game. At the same time we are a good team. The only problem is we haven’t played for a month. But I think we have the same chances of going through as Celtic.
Some Celtic players have said they will attack and not defend tomorrow, is this what you expect or will they be defensive?
It depends on us, if we are strong enough to keep Celtic defending. But I think they will try and play their game with their quality.
There have been some rumours that you met with Alessandro Costacurta in Italy about taking over the Italian national team, but you’ve said you are staying at Zenit. Does this mean that you will stay at Zenit for your contract?
I never spoke with Costacurta, I’ve heard this but it’s not true. My head is on this game and this season. Things can change at the end of the season, but my priority is Celtic tomorrow and the rest of the championship. All the words in the newspapers are not true.
Which Celtic players impressed you most in Glasgow?
Ntcham had a good game and Brown is the heart of the team, but in general they all worked very well.
Tomorrow the transfer window closes, are you planning on any new signings?
I don’t want to speak about this, our head is in this game and in the rest of the championship.
