The former head coach of Mordovia and Rotor Fedor Shcherbachenko called the statement of the head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin about leaving the national team strange.
“The frustration of playing against Iran is understandable and I support that. Yes, and the statement that Karpin is not a replacement for the national team sounds weird. If you can’t hold on to your seat, say, ‘I want to leave.’ And if you wait, say, ‘I want to continue working with the national team’ In my view, mean expressions should not be applied when there is no here and there, ”explains Shcherbachenko “Euro-Football.Ru”.
He also noted that he thinks it is not appropriate to combine the managerial duties of the national team and the club.
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).
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.
This was followed by three draws in a row against the national teams of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Iran.
Formerly Dmitry Selyuk He appealed to Valery Karpin not to call Artem Dzyuba, urging him to take away his pride.