Honorary President of the Russian Football Union (RFU) Vyacheslav Koloskov spoke about the criteria for calling football players to the Russian national team. In the comments legal betting He expressed the opinion that for Valery Karpin, the head coach of the national team, performance does not play a leading role.
“Performance is not the main criterion to get into the final squad of the national team. Karpin makes decisions for which he is responsible. Since a football player is called, it means he is needed. In general, I have no surprises why, for example, this player was called up for the matches against Serbia and Paraguay and the other was not. “Let’s see who will show themselves at the meetings and how,” said Koloskov.
The expert noted that it is difficult to comment on the actions and decisions of the national team head coach. Karpin calls on the players he needs to achieve, in his opinion, the necessary results. Koloskov, who used the call-up of Arsen Zakharyan and Alexey Miranchuk to the national team as an example, noted that there was nothing wrong with the poor performance of these players. He believes that everyone will play the best football according to their preparation and abilities.
Valery Karpin’s team will play against the Serbian national team on March 21 and against Paraguay on March 25. Both matches will be played in Moscow.
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 recognizedIt was stated that the Spartak football player will play against the Russian national team.