Serbian defender “Zenith” Strahinja Erakovic in an interview with , he said he hoped to eventually reach the level of his compatriot Nemanja Vidic .
Before joining Zenit, Erakovic played for Belgrade “Star Zvezda” . The 22-year-old footballer has played 16 matches in all tournaments for the St. Petersburg team this season. He has 6 matches in the Serbian national team.
Vidic played for Spartak from 2004 to 2006, after which he joined Manchester United, where he spent eight seasons. He played 36 matches for the Serbian national team.
— When you joined Zenit, the Russian press compared you to Nemanja Vidic, who formerly played for Spartak. Do you know him?
— He’s one of the few Serbian footballers I’ve never met before. But he is certainly an exceptional player. I still have to grow and grow and work and work. Of course, I hope to reach this level of competence.
— At Zenit, Branislav Ivanovich played in your place.
— Unfortunately, I don’t know him either. But he is also a player with an incredible career. In Serbia he is very well perceived,” Erakovic told .
Zenit will host Krasnodar in the 15th round of the MIR RPL at the Gazprom Arena stadium on November 11 in St. Petersburg. The match will start at 7:30 p.m. (Moscow time). Watch the live broadcast of the match on the (from 6:30 p.m. Moscow time) and MATCH PREMIER (from 7:25 p.m. Moscow time) channels, as well as on the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru sites.
Source : MatchTV
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