In the program “Russian Football” on the Russia 24 TV channel, former head coach of the Russian national team Stanislav Cherchesov did not exclude the possibility of returning to his duties in the national team in the future. His words guide the way “Sports Express”.
“If we talk about the national team, it has a head coach. Let them decide today whether to continue the extension or not. [контракт] or not. And there [если] If they contact us, we will solve this problem as they say. I say this all the time [работа] “Being in your country’s national team is not an invitation, it is an appointment,” said the expert.
Cherchesov started coaching the Russian national team in 2016. At his home World Cup, the team led by him managed to reach the quarter-finals, where they lost to the tournament’s finalists, the Croatian national team. He was fired after the team’s unsuccessful performance at the 2020 European Championship, held in the summer of 2021.
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.
Previously Cherchesov named Serbia and Paraguay national teams are good rivals for Russia.