Arguably the best left-back at Euro 2008 was Russia’s outstanding Yuri Zhirkov this summer. The CSKA Moscow star was in sensational form as the Russians stormed into the semi-finals on the back of a 3-1 win over the Dutch. Despite the loss to Spain a number of ther players have impressed during the tournament though it’s Andrei Arshavin who’s received most of the plaudits and was heavily linked to Stamford Bridge. However, former Head Coach Avram Grant let slip a few weeks ago on Israeli TV that’s it not the Russian Captain Chelsea are targeting but his team-mate Zhirkov.

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Arguably the best left-back at Euro 2008 has been Russia’s outstanding Yuri Zhirkov this summer. The CSKA Moscow star has been in sensational form as the Russians stormed into the semi-finals on the back of a 3-1 win over the Dutch. Despite the loss to Spain a number of ther players have impressed during the tournament though it’s Andrei Arshavin who’s received most of the plaudits and was heavily linked to Stamford Bridge. However, former Head Coach Avram Grant let slip on Israeli TV that’s it not the Russian Captain Chelsea are targeting but his team-mate Zhirkov.

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Arguably the best left-back at Euro 2008 has been Russia’s outstanding Yuri Zhirkov this summer. The CSKA full-back has been in sensational form as the Russians have stormed into the semi-finals on the back of a 3-1 win over the Dutch.

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