Valery Karpin, the head coach of the Russian national team, explained why he did not call Moscow Spartak football player Mikhail Ignatov to the national team. His words are quoted Press service of the Russian national team.
“Why didn’t you call Ignatov? Because there are other football players too. To be honest, I don’t understand his position. Who’s that? What is his position on the field? If I had trained him, I would have considered this. Of course he has some qualities. There are some qualifications. It is not very clear to me personally which ones to use and how,” Karpin said.
Ignatov played 13 matches for the red-whites in the Russian Premier League (RPL) this season and scored two goals and three assists.
On November 20, the Russian national team will play against Cuba in Volgograd. The meeting will start at 19.30 Moscow time.
This will be the national team’s fifth friendly match in 2023.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs in all competitions controlled by these organizations. Starting from spring 2022, Russian clubs and the national team will play only friendly matches.
Stipidi, formerly a football expert criticized He calls goalkeeper Lunev to the Russian national team.