Former Spartak Moscow player and coach Valery Gladilin said he would be interested in seeing the Russian national team play without the starting line-up.
It has been learned that midfielder “Torino” Alexei Miranchuk and midfielder “Monaco” Alexander Golovin will not come to the training camp in March due to their injuries. Also, Spartak’s injured defender Georgiy Jikia will miss the national team matches.
“If it was an official match, it would have been a loss. But this is a friendly match, other players will be displayed here. These players have already proven themselves, good players of the main cast. It is very interesting to watch the team play without them, ”Gladilin said in a conversation with socialbites.ca.
As part of the friendly matches, the Russian team played in Tehran on March 23 with Iran and Iraq on March 26 in St. Petersburg will play.
Recall that in the spring of 2022, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and the Association of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to exclude the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from participation in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
In 2022, the Russian team managed to hold three friendly matches with teams from Asia: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
It was previously reported that the former football player of the Russian national team, Vladimir Granat, died. shared The expectations of the national team from the friendly match against the Iranian team.