The former coach of the Russian national team, Boris Ignatiev, commented on the information on the negotiations of the Russian Football Union (RFU) with the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Federations (UEFA) on the possible return of Russian football. to the international arena. Against the background of the dismissal of Russian teams and clubs, the RFU considered the possibility of acting under the auspices of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). Ignatiev noted that this is not the most important thing, the main thing is that the national team continues to play in principle and stimulate the interest of the audience.
“We should not look back at Asia, but look for the viable options at our disposal. When any team agrees to play with us, we must accept these conditions or choose the lesser of two evils. I mean, you have to try to play. Our team must live, show everyone what it is. It seems like nobody cares about him. But if you count how many fans there are in the country, each is a fan of their own team, but there is a team for everyone: this is the national team. We have to remember that, we need to cheer up our fans.
If we lose, it’s not a tragedy because we don’t move on. But what lies behind this defeat is important. We need to regain the interest in the national team and for this we need to win by playing a good game. At least it’s an attractive, quality game that will attract people’s attention, and then it’s up to victory. I don’t make the team’s defeats a tragedy when the game is good. And as a rule, victories come with a good game, ”said Ignatiev socialbites.ca.
formerly Ignatiev judicial The injury of Alexei Miranchuk and Alexander Golovin was a great loss for the Russian team.