Valery Gazzaev, former coach of the Russian National Team, shared his impressions of the friendly match played against Iran. TASS.
“Iran is the first serious competitor of recent times. Iran had the upper hand. It was felt that our team had not played yet. In principle, 1:1 is an acceptable result for our team,” said Gazzaev.
The friendly match played in Tehran between the national teams of Iran and Russia ended 1-1. Both goals came from penalties. While Anton Miranchuk scored in the Russian team, Mehdi Taremi scored among his opponents. The Russian national team will play its next match on Saturday, March 26 in St. Petersburg – the wards of Valery Karpin will receive players from Iraq.
Sergei Balakhnin, former head coach of Rostov, a former member of the coaching staff of the Russian national team shared their expectations From the A National Team’s friendly match against Iraq.
Balakhnin noted that Valery Karpin’s wards should be easier in this game than Iran, due to the difference in the classes of the opponents.