Should Russia repeat their run of four years ago and reach the Euro semi-finals that would be counted as a success said national captain and playmaker Andrei Arshavin.
"I'd say that we should really repeat the level of our Euro achievement last time. if we reach the semi-fina we all can count it a success," he said.
Arshavin said that their recent 3-0 win over Italy in a friendly had given the squad the shot in the arm it needed going into the tournament.
"The result of the friendly match with Italy boosted our fans' hopes ahead of the championship's start and all of our players also," said Arshavin.
"However, for a long time we have believed our team is capable of playing at this level.
Source: AFP
