Russia coach Dick Advocaat declared himself pleased with his side's impressive 4-1 victory over Group A rivals Czech Republic in Wroclaw, but warned their finishing must improve to have a chance of winning Euro 2012.

While the final scoreline was comprehensive courtesy of a double from midfielder Alan Dzagoev and further strikes from Roman Shirokov and substitute Roman Pavlyuchenko, Russia also missed a host of presentable chances.

Pointing out problems: Dick Advocaat (right) says strikers need to be sharper, but Roman Pavlyuchenko (left) did all he could coming of the bench to score

Striker Aleksandr Kerzhakov was the most notable offender, and when Vaclav Pilar made it 2-1 just after the interval it looked as though Russia's profligacy would prove costly.

Dzagoev's second and Pavlyuchenko's effort eventually sealed the win, which was inspired by a brilliant display from Arsenal's Andrey Arshavin.

But Advocaat knows his side cannot afford to pass up the sort of opportunities they created with regularity against Michal Bilek's side.

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