Valery Karpin, head coach of the Russian national team, said that Lokomotiv striker Artem Dzyuba will not be invited to the national team now, not because of his age, but even for football qualifications.
“At the moment, probably not – I think I’ve played five games in the last six months. If he keeps playing, scoring goals and all that from afar, that’s not excluded.
We were going to call him twice. He said he wasn’t ready: first physically, then – for family reasons. What claims can be made against me? We’ve decided not to invite people over 30 anymore. Therefore, we do not follow those who fall into this category,” says Karpin. “Sport Express”.
Dzyuba last played for the Russian national team at the European Championship in June 2021. He is the top scorer in the history of the national team, along with Alexander Kerzhakov. They have 30 heads.
Dziuba has scored three goals in two games since returning to the Russian Premier League (RPL).
In the March matches of the national team, Valery Karpin relied on Alexander Sobolev from Spartak, Konstantin Tyukavin from Dynamo and Nikolai Komlichenko from Rostov.
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