Former Russia international and Manchester United player Andrei Kanchelskis congratulated coach Leonid Slutsky on his appointment to Chinese Shanghai Shenhua. talked about it “Sports Express”.
“I congratulate Slutsky on this appointment. I hope he doesn’t disgrace himself like he did on his show and Rubin before him. I would like him to revive his career there. Things didn’t work out for him in England, I hope he’s come to a conclusion. Now a lot depends on any Russian coach abroad. Slutsky represents our country there. “Our coaches need to show that they can be invited to work abroad,” he said.
The expert will start working on January 1, 2024. However, the terms of the agreement with the Russian coach have not yet been determined.
Slutsky’s last place of employment was Rubin Kazan, which he left on November 15, 2022. Since then, he has not been involved in coaching, but actively participates in various comedy programs and comments on matches.
The specialist also worked in Moscow, CSKA, Samara Krylya Sovetov, Hull City and Vitesse. With the army team, he became a three-time national champion, twice won the Russian Cup and the Super Cup.
From 2015 to 2016 he combined work for CSKA and the Russian national team. Under his leadership, the national team qualified for the 2016 European Championship but failed to qualify from the group.
Previously Koloskov statedThat he does not understand the criticism of Slutsky.