Igor Semshov is aiming to help Russia replicate their surprise performance at Euro 2008, and has warned people not to underestimate his team.
Guus Hiddink s side were the surprise package of the Austria and Switzerland competition, beating the likes of Netherlands before being eliminated by Spain in the semi-finals.
However, with Euro 2012 under three months away, Semshov has set his sights on getting through the group stage.
They are not top teams (Poland, Czech Republic and Greece), but every group has its difficulties. I think that psychologically, everybody wanted to play in that group, but it won t be easy because there are no weak teams in the European Championship, the midfielder told UEFA.com.
Many people don t know what to expect from Russia e…