Vladimir Ponomarev, former football player of CSKA Moscow and the USSR national team, shared his thoughts on who should coach the Russian national team. His words guide the way “Euro-Football.Ru”.
“So who else should I invite? He’s not a stranger. Sufficient. They are already tired. Many people don’t like it [Валерий] Karpin combines the work, but it’s not scary. Then I see you in this role [Станислава] Cherchesova. He is a good coach, tough and demanding. He can influence football players with his authority. Or speak harshly. “There is no other way to deal with them,” Ponomarev said.
Karpin, who became head coach of Rostov in July 2021, led the Russian national team. He initially planned to combine studies with the national team and Rostov, but in early August he announced that he decided to focus on the national team, after which he left the club. After his suspension from the Russian national team, he again began to combine the two positions. The expert’s contract will continue until the end of July 2024.
Since the spring, the national team has only been able to play unofficial matches due to suspension. On March 21, Russians defeated Serbia with a score of 4:0. On March 25, the Russian national team was supposed to play another friendly match against Paraguay, but the game was canceled due to the terrorist attack on Crocus City Hall.
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.
Dmitry Bulykin, who had previously spoken about Karpin, remembered About football law.