Anzhi play as a very open team, they have a few good individuals going forward. They lack however in overall organisation and much like Zenit rely too much on their individual talents. If they go into this game unorganised they cannot possibly win against Zenit's superior quality individually, no matter how uninspiring Zenit have been in the league. Even in games where they have tried to defend as a team they have done so with minimal success and left spaces all over the pitch. Of course they will presumably be more cautious but I don't think they will be able to defend very effectively. Players like Hulk and Shatov will find space and beat players for pace and skill, resulting in lots of chances. Only by their own wastefulness will Zenit fail to register more than 2 or 3 goals. At the same time they can expect to probably concede 1 due to the ongoing problems in defence and Anzhi's attacking mentality.
Anzhi play as a very open team, they have a few good individuals going forward. They lack however in overall organisation and much like Zenit rely too much on their individual talents. If they go into this game unorganised they cannot possibly win against Zenit's superior quality individually, no matter how uninspiring Zenit have been in the league. Even in games where they have tried to defend as a team they have done so with minimal success and left spaces all over the pitch. Of course they will presumably be more cautious but I don't think they will be able to defend very effectively. Players like Hulk and Shatov will find space and beat players for pace and skill, resulting in lots of chances. Only by their own wastefulness will Zenit fail to register more than 2 or 3 goals. At the same time they can expect to probably concede 1 due to the ongoing problems in defence and Anzhi's attacking mentality.