Former coach of the Russian national team, Boris Ignatiev, shared his expectations from the friendly match that the national team will play against Iran. Saying that he expects a victory from the national team, the player pointed out that the team’s defense is worrying with the injuries of defenders Georgy Jikia and Igor Diveev.
“Why shouldn’t the Russian team claim victory? On the contrary, we expect him to win. We missed, we did not rejoice for a long time, we did not applaud. More criticized – but this is our team, I want to see him in good guise.
As for the squad, I’m a little worried about the centre-backs. Jikia and Diveev are the best, they dropped out of school. But I think we should not sprinkle ashes on our heads, we should start from the fact that we are playing with Iran no matter what. The chat would be cooler if we played France, Germany or even Croatia. I believe that our headquarters, headed by Valery Georgievich, will choose the necessary squad and will do everything possible so that the team will attack well and definitely not give up, Ignatiev told socialbites.ca.
Former striker of the Russian national team Dmitry Bulykin declarationA dialogue is needed between the RFU and FIFA and UEFA on the return of Russian football to the international arena.