Former head coach of the Russian youth team, former football player and coach of Moscow “Spartak” Valery Gladilin spoke about the level of the players of the Russian national team in comparison with the players of the Iranian national team. He stated that many Iranians play in strong foreign clubs and this gives them an advantage.
“The level of Iranian national team players is higher than our championship level. Here the guys show themselves, but problems arose when they faced a team whose players played in foreign championships. They need to gain experience and strength to beat teams like Iran. And even experienced players, who are very few of us, had problems, ”said Gladilin socialbites.ca.
The friendly match played between the Iranian and Russian national teams in Tehran on Thursday, March 23, ended 1-1. Both goals came from penalties. Anton Miranchuk scored for the Russian team, Mehdi Taremi scored for Iran. On Sunday, March 26, St. The Russian team will host the Iraqi team in St. Petersburg.
formerly Gladil declarationIt was stated that Alexei Miranchuk, Alexander Golovin and Georgy Jikia, who have injuries, can form the backbone of the Russian team in the match to be played against Iran.