St. Petersburg Zenit midfielder Maxim Glushenkov should not be blamed for his words about the Russian national team. This is an opinion expressed in a comment to the portal Legal betting It was voiced by former blue-white-dark blue football player Alexei Strepetov.
Glushenkov was happy that he did not have to go on an “unnecessary” trip to Vietnam with the national team due to his broken arm, and noted that he preferred to train with teammates Claudinho and Wendel rather than go to the national team.
“The national team is always an honor. I think Glushenkov did not want to say anything negative about the team, he just expressed his thoughts incorrectly. Yes, I stayed at the club, trained with the Brazilians, work continues. There is no negativity towards the team. The journalist’s question was wrong. Glushenkov would have gladly gone to the national team if he had not been injured. There is no doubt that he is in love with the national team,” Strepetov said.
The expert urged the football player to think about what he said to the media. According to Strepetov, Glushenkov could have expressed himself differently, but the fact that the statement was incorrectly expressed about the national team does not mean anything. The veteran player believes that the player did not want to offend anyone.
The former Zenith player also commented on the opinion of the head of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports Dmitry Svishchev, who called for Glushenkov to be recognized as a foreign agent for his words regarding the national team. Stressing that it is necessary not to turn a molehill into a mountain, Strepetov said that the football player should apologize and answer Svishchev.
The Russian national team played a friendly match with Vietnam in Hanoi at the beginning of September and won the match with a score of 3:0. There, Valery Karpin’s team was supposed to play with the Thai team two days later, but this meeting was canceled due to a typhoon.
Earlier, Zenit coach Semak responded to Glushenkov’s words about the national team. statedEveryone has their own opinion.
What are you thinking?
Source: Gazeta
Gregory Robert is a sports aficionado and a writer for “Social Bites”. He provides in-depth coverage of the latest sporting events and trends, offering a unique and knowledgeable perspective on the world of sports.