Kyrgyzstan – Russia, September 24, 2022, the words of Valery Karpin before the match, they said that they asked about the army at customs
“Customs asked: “Did you serve in the army?” Someone tensed up.” Karpin – in front of the backcam of Russia
The head coach of the Russian national team spoke about the national team of Kyrgyzstan and complained about the local refereeing.
The Russian national team held a pre-match training session in Bishkek before the match with the Kyrgyz national team. It took part in the collection of bets. During the classes, the team devoted most of their time to working out the kitchen table. It seems that the guys cope well with all populations – they all spend training in a good mood, they joked a lot and “baited” a friend.
It’s funny that not everyone has heard about the match with Russia. A stadium employee, for example, asked journalists with whom Kyrgyzstan was playing. And when he found out that he was with the Russian team, he said that “borscht arrived”, and “borscht – because from Russia”.
The team captain in tomorrow’s match, apparently, will be Daniil Fomin. We have not forgotten yet: “We have gathered for the first time in a long time. No other motivation is needed, except for the fact that we play for the national team, ”Fomin said.
Next came the head coach’s turn.
“Maybe with someone that they are disbanding the Russian team.” The main words of Karpin in front of Kyrgyzstan
– Have you studied Kyrgyzstan?
– I didn’t want to study the opponent in depth. We want to play on our own. Opponent changes from 4-4-1-1 to 5-4-1. With me, this is the first match where you can take risks, conduct experiments. I want to implement what I have trained. I want to see it regardless of the opponent’s game.
– In what mood are the guys with all the disturbing news? Saw them at the hotel. They don’t seem to smile at all.
– I don’t know what you saw in the hotel, but everyone has smiles, Good mood. Everyone trains willingly. On the theory there was noise and din, they smile, communicate.
Russian national team training
Photo: Dmitry Golubovich, Championship
– Zobnin said that you are not worried about his collection. Were there other such cases?
– Not. Only Zobnin asked not to call because of health problems. He took it absolutely calmly. To persuade to play for the national team does not make sense. If someone doesn’t want it, don’t. This will not affect Zobnin’s future challenges. I told him so.
– Were there any problems during the flight? Did you ask for a military ID?
– They flew out normally, they didn’t ask for tickets. They asked questions: where are you flying, have you served, have you decided to fly for a long time? Someone tensed up, but everything is fine.
“Now you are the fourth goalkeeper of the national team.” Our journalist was visiting with Karpin and Onopko
– Is it true that Litvinova was going to?
Yes, he was on our lists. But he did not know when he would recover from observation.
– You won today together with the RFU team. How do you like the match?
– They didn’t count my goal! Refereeing was local. Hat-trick lost. I am not satisfied.