The call-up of Monaco midfielder Alexander Golovin to the Russian national team has positive aspects for the football player, even though the national team organizes a training camp without any friendly matches on the calendar. This is an opinion contained in a comment left on the portal legal betting Stated by Andrei Chernyshov, former head coach of Spartak.
“For Golovin, the trip to Russia has positive aspects, such as seeing family, friends and communicating. No matter which beautiful city in the world a football player lives in, if he has fans in his hometown, he wants to come. Now this is especially true in cases where it is harder to reach. This should give Golovin positive energy and influence him,” says Chernyshov.
The expert added that the gathering of the national team reminds the fans of its functioning. According to Chernyshov, you need to be ready for the matches at all times. He claimed that the head coach of the Russian national team, Valery Karpin, discussed the situation with Golovin and found the most suitable solution for the player.
The national team’s training camp started on Monday, October 7, in Novogorsk near Moscow. At the same time, Valery Karpin’s team does not yet have an opponent for a possible friendly match. It was learned that the Russian Football Union (RFU) offered a meeting to the Tajikistan national team, but the Tajikistan Football Federation rejected this offer due to the team’s schedule.
Additionally, media manager of the Pakistan national team, Muhammad Yashal, said that the country’s unofficial football team may come to Russia. RFU General Secretary Maxim Mitrofanov said he was disappointed with the behavior of the Pakistan team.
In the spring of 2022, the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) and the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA), following the recommendations of the International Olympic Committee, decided to suspend the participation of the Russian national team and all Russian clubs. in all competitions controlled by these organizations. Russian football players missed the 2022 World Cup play-offs, the World Cup and the 2024 European Championship in Germany.
On September 5, the Russian team played a friendly match with the Vietnamese team in Hanoi and the match ended with a score of 3:0. A friendly match between the national teams of Russia and Thailand was supposed to be held in Hanoi on September 7, but was canceled due to Typhoon Yagi.
Former Russian national team goalkeeper Lunev stated About the uncertainty in the team’s plans.