McGeady: It Will Be Tough But Nothing To Fear In Russia

Everton have nothing to fear in Russia: McGeady.


Everton winger Aiden McGeadys' experience of Russian football gives him reason to be confident as the Toffees travel to face FC Krasnodar in the Europa League on Thursday evening.

The Premier League club have had a slow start to their domestic campaign but were buoyed by their 1-1 draw with Liverpool in last weekend's Merseyside derby and are now looking to make it two wins out of two in Group H.

Roberto Martinez's side were impressive 4-1 winners against Wolfsburg in their opening game two weeks ago, while Krasnodar are in their first ever European campaign and started with a 1-1 draw in Lille.

"It'll be a tough game. Going away to these places in Europe, in the Europa League especially, they are never easy," Ireland star McGeady, who moved to Goodison Park in January after spending three and a half years with Spartak Moscow, told Everton TV.

"But I think we have enough quality to get out of this group easily enough a