“We don’t always want to change something”: Cherchesov about the newcomers to the team, the absence of Sobolev and criticism of Lunev

- What are you interested in the defender of “Rostov” Dmitry Chistyakov?

- We noticed him even at the moment when Dima played in the National Football League. After moving to the club of the Russian Premier League, from the first matches he demonstrated reliability and the qualities that we need. In addition, the situation itself suggested that it was worth calling him, as Roman Neustedter is not playing now, and Ilya Kutepov is not in a condition to be involved in the national team.

- Together with him, the Lokomotiv midfielder Rifat Zhemaletdinov was called to the team for the first time.

- We know him from the youth team. It performs stably. From the beginning of the championship, secured the right flank in the club. He played in Leverkusen, looked decent in the last match with Zenit. So, in connection with the absence of Erokhin, they made such a decision. In my opinion, it is objective.

- You are often given advice on newcomers. Fans ask to call either Fedor Chalov, then Alexander Sobolev. Can you tell me how much time you need to look at the player and make a final decision?

- You can follow three months, but you can make a decision in one day. Situations are different, there is no universal recipe. If everyone was healthy, they could not call someone.

- You can explain why in the list that was published on the website of the Russian Football Union, there is no clear view of a clear position on left defenders. If only Fedor Kudryashov ...

- Zhirkov is also left.

- But in this list he appears in the midfield.

- There are questions for the press service. The answer is clear. There are Kudryashov and Zhirkov, we insure them with Petrov from Krasnodar.

- And Vyacheslav Karavaev? You are not considering it on the left flank?

- Why? He plays both left and right. We checked it at the previous collection.

- Andrei Lunev has been criticized too often lately, while Alexander Maksimenko and Matvey Safonov have been playing very stably. You had no desire to look differently at the goalkeeper position?

- Every time I say the same thing. There is a youth team, and Safonov and Maksimenko are currently assigned to her. Yes, there are other goalkeepers in the Russian championship, but the RPL is one thing, but the Champions League matches are completely different. It is there that you can fully appreciate the work of the goalkeeper. Yes, part of the criticism is well deserved, he will come to the meeting, we will discuss some nuances with him.

- You called up three Spartak players at once. You have no fears that the dismissal of a coach and a series of failures will have a negative impact on them?

- No.

- But still. What is the state after all of the above events are George Dzhikia, Roman Zobnin and Zelimkhan Bakaev?

- We note their functional state. What we see suits us, they are stable. Game requirements in the club and the national team vary. So in a couple of days we can bring the athlete into shape. We need ready-made football players.

- Have the positions of Golovin and Cheryshev changed for you somehow? Previously, they came against the backdrop of failures in their clubs, but now the situation allows us to say that things are going uphill.

“We never had any worries for them.” He said many times, but I repeat that the club is not important to us, we look at how our football player plays. Cheryshev is gaining form, is ready to leave from the first minutes. I think that now he will come to us in a different state. Golovin played plus - minus the same way, just did not score. And then he scored and immediately hit the lens.

- How tangible is the loss of the Miranchuk brothers for the Russian team?

- It’s a pity that the guys have injuries. For us, any football player representing a country is a serious loss. Recently spoke with Anton, he is being treated. I expect them to recover.

- You left Alexander Erokhin outside the team, but you called Daler Kuzyaev. What is the reason for such rotation?

- Daler got in shape, but Erokhin was sick. He has an infection, so he misses the last games. In this situation, there was no sense in taking unprepared. At the same time, they were generally satisfied with the last collection, although the Scots could have scored. Understand that we also don’t always want to change something, but here the conditions themselves dictate the rules to us. Today the composition is this, I note that we have representatives from 12 clubs.

- By the way, how convenient is this principle for the formation of the national team? After all, there are others, for example, block.

- A block system would probably be more convenient and comfortable. But we don’t have it from the very first day, so today we are already used to working on our patterns. We know who we are calling and why. Starting today, we will begin negotiations with the players so that they understand what they want from them by the time they arrive in Novogorsk.

- Before the last gathering, you said that it will be decisive for Nikolai Komlichenko. The forward again received a call for the upcoming matches, does this indicate that you are happy with him?

- I can’t say that then there was some kind of qualitative leap, but he began to feel more comfortable. This was evident in every way. If we talk about Komlichenko in general, he missed the last match in the Czech championship due to exhaustive cards, it is a pity that there was a good game with Slavia and it was a litmus test for us.

- It is impossible not to ask a question about Alexander Sobolev ...

- Let's wait when it stabilizes. There is arithmetic and statistics, but there are realities and our understanding of how we can use this or that player. Each time the same thing. Everyone is curious when we call him, but at the moment we have a specific task before the matches and we made this decision.

“Getting ready to show our best qualities”

- With a successful combination of circumstances, the national team will issue an early exit to the Euro in the first match. Does not pressure responsibility in this regard?

- We don’t think about it. We go from collection to collection, from game to game. Yes, they understood that having won against Scotland, we would increase our chances. So adapted to similar conditions. Nothing has changed mentally for us since the start of the qualifying stage.

- Are you studying opponents?

- We look. While there is no new information about the injured in their camp. We will continue to observe. But the most important thing is for ourselves to be in the state that we want.

- Do you feel any special emotions in connection with your return to Luzhniki?

- I was there recently. Relocated field, it is in good condition. Yes, Luzhniki is a stadium with history, and we recalled it yesterday during the World Cup. We are waiting for the filled stands and a good atmosphere. The defining match, we are preparing to show our best qualities.

- Will you make any adjustments to the collection itself? Change the training program?

- It all depends on who is in what condition. We build on this at the time of the gathering and monitor the functionality of the players even before they come to us. There will be fewer days at this gathering than at the past, and we will build on this.

- By the way, and when your players after the national team go to clubs, do you give them any tasks?

- Differently. Suppose Cheryshev was prompted by something before breaking up last time. I notice some things that players may not see for themselves. On the eve of the big tournaments, we give tasks to the players, but between the gatherings everything is more likely situational.

- Did you conduct any internal consultations after the problems with RUSADA started?

- No. I concentrate on my work. I’m only interested in what I can influence, otherwise there is a chance to forget why we all gathered here.