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Advocaat: "Every game is a final"
Posted Monday, June 11, 2012 by SNTV


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Russia trained at their European Championship team camp in Sulejowek outside Warsaw, Poland on Sunday. 

Following their 4-1 victory over Czech republic, coach Dick Advocaat promised to approach every game as if it's a final.

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With the most impressive display of Euro 2012 behind them, Russia were preparing on Sunday for their second game in Group A - against Poland in Warsaw on Tuesday.

Dick Advocaat's side thrashed the Czech Republic 4-1 on Friday, with captain Andrei Arshavin pulling the strings and exciting young talent Alan Dzagoev scoring twice. 

Roman Pavyluchenko also added his name to the scoresheet after coming on as a second half substitute. 

Poland appeared to run out of energy as they squandered the chance to get off to a winning start against Greece - they drew 1-1 despite having an extra man for a lengthy period of the game. 

The tournament co-hosts will have to raise their game as defeat to Russia would leave their chances of making the quarter-finals hanging by a thread. 

Advocaat promised the team will approach the match with Poland in the same way as their first.

SOUNDBITE (English): Dick Advocaat, Russia manager:

"Every game is tough and that's what we've said to the players, every game is a final. We did the first one, now we go to the second one, the same approach and probably Poland will do the same. So, it will be again (an) interesting match."

Russia won the first ever European Championship in 1960 - as the Soviet Union - but that is their one and only title in the competition.
Standings
    Rank Team W/D/L Pts

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    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia