Former Barcelona player and former sports director of Zenit Igor Korneev shared his thoughts on the words of Valery Karpin about the possibility of dismissal from the post of coach of the Russian national team. “Match TV”.
formerly Karpin spoke About the possibility of leaving the national team in the event of a defeat from Iraq, saying that he did not occupy the position of head coach, neither in the Russian national team, nor in Rostov.
“A strange interview said that before that he did not hold a place in the Russian national team, now he does not hold it in Rostov. He looks like an astronaut trainer holding on to nothing.
Does he like his job? “I don’t see why this needs to be said and discussed,” he said.
The national teams of Russia and Iraq will face each other on March 26. The match will take place at 18:00 Moscow time in St. It will be played in St. Petersburg.
The Russian team last won in September 2022. Then the Russians defeated the Kyrgyzstan national team 2:1 away. Goals were scored by Alexander Sobolev (from penalty) and Daniil Utkin.
In the summer of 2021, Karpin led the Russian national team. He led the team to the 2022 World Cup play-offs. The Russians could not play in the match against Poland due to the penalty given by the International Football Federation (FIFA).