Leonid Slutsky, former head coach of the Russian national team, as well as CSKA Moscow and Rubin Kazan, believes that the capital Dynamo should not sack team coach Slavisha Jokanovic due to unstable results in the Russian Premier League (RPL).
“I don’t always connect the work of coaches to the progress of football players. There can be problems, self-assessment, injuries and anything. Slutsky, speaking on the First Channel program“ On football with Denis Kazansky ”I would not have been as categorical as those who wanted to fire Jokanovic, especially because Dynamo did not lose his chances of a medal. ” said.
In the 21st round, Dynamo lost to FC Sochi with a score of 0:2. The White-Blues have won ten wins in the RPL this season, drawn in five games and lost in five games. Dynamo is fifth with 35 points.
Serbian Jokanovic took over the Moscow team in June 2022. He previously managed Sheffield United, from which he was fired in November 2021.
formerly Slutsky spoke On the decision of Russian National Team Coach Valery Karpin not to include players over the age of 30 in the national team.