Former Lokomotiv goalkeeper Alexei Polyakov believes that the level of Russian football has fallen due to the exclusion of teams and the national team from international tournaments. His words are quoted Metatations.
“There are problems in the goalkeeper school: the level has dropped. All football collapsed due to non-participation in European cups: no competition, no national team playing, no qualifying matches. Currently, no Russian goalkeeper is worthy of playing in the European championship. For now, they need to play safely in the RPL,” Polyakov said.
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.
Russian clubs other than Zenit did not play a single match in European cups in 2022. The Russian national team, led by Valery Karpin, played six friendly matches in 2023. The issue of moving to the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has been under consideration since autumn 2022.
Previously Kokorin guess Banned in European football due to Ukraine.
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Source: Gazeta
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