Olympic champion in speed skating, State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova, commented on the words of the head coach of the Russian national football team Valery Karpin. declarationespecially those who do not hug a place in the national team.
“It is very difficult to train in the current state of our team. Goals and objectives are different. For footballers, playing in a club is much more important than playing in friendlies. There is nothing wrong with that.
It is not easy for a national team coach to bring together such a diverse team. Karpin relates freely to this. A trainer has a slightly different function compared to its predecessors. They have changed”, – quotes Zhurova “Sport Express”.
Karpin has been in charge of the national team since the summer of 2021 and his contract runs until the summer of 2024. He is also the head coach of Rostov.
On March 19, the Russian national team gathered at the Novogorsk base for a training camp. The national team is scheduled to play two friendly matches with the Iraqi and Iranian national teams in March.
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.
Former football expert Andrey Sozin accused Valeria Karpina is arrogant.