“Artyom scores without my motivation”: Cherchesov about the game on Dziuba, the absence of Akhmetov and the challenge of Fomin

Fomin's first call and the absence of Sobolev

Following the results of eight rounds of the qualifying tournament, the Russian national team secured their participation in the final stage of the European Championship 2020, however, the final matches with Belgium and San Marino will conceal their intrigues. That is why fans, specialists and journalists were looking forward to the announcement of the roster for the upcoming matches.

A real surprise was the appearance in him of the opornik “Ufa” and the youth team of Daniel Fomin. Also for the first time will arrive at the location of the national team midfielder “Locomotive” Rifat Zhemaletdinov. He was called back at the last training camp, but failed to arrive due to an injury. But CSKA midfielder Ilzat Akhmetov this time will not appear in Novogorsk.

The rest, Stanislav Cherchesov did without surprises. Andrei Lunev, the injured goalkeeper of Zenit, was replaced by Sochi goalkeeper Soslan Dzhanaev, and Alexei Miranchuk, who had collected the necessary conditions after an injury, on the contrary, returned to duty.

Of the attackers, the mentor decided to leave only Artyom Dziuba and Nikolai Komlichenko, which, in the presence of Denis Cheryshev and Alexei Ionov, is understandable. The young forward of the “Wings of the Soviets” and one of the best scorers of the current RPL season, Alexander Sobolev, this time remained off the list. It was with the answer to the question about the lanky sniper that the head coach began his communication with the media.

The coaching staff of the Russian national team led by Stanislav Cherchesov decided on a list of players who will be called to prepare for the 2020 European Championship qualifying matches with Belgium (November 16, St. Petersburg) and San Marino (November 19, Serravalle) pic.twitter .com / wdkL0n30K7

“We always have a plan in mind, the main thing is that it is correct”

- Why did you decide this time not to resort to the services of Sobolev?

- Alexander went through the previous training camp, and we continue to see who is showing himself. Hence the current composition. Fyodor Smolov is still injured, Fyodor Chalov is in the youth team. Well, after the first call to the national team, Sobolev did not show his worth.

- The main surprise was the challenge of Fomin. What is it due to?

- He is a footballer of the youth team, played in almost all of her last matches. In “Ufa” he also regularly enters the field, scoring several goals. I saw him at pre-season training camps in Austria. Now we decided to see it in action, because there was not much time left before the European Championship. In principle, we are trying to call one of the young players for each training camp. This time they also invited Zhemaletdinov, who did not come last time due to an injury.

- At the same time, Akhmetov is not a member ...

- Ilsat was not called. Today the situation is this. He also does not play as we would like.

- Is it a minus for the team that you will first have to play with a strong team, and then with a weak one?

- We can’t choose. There is a calendar. But we will have four training days at the training camp, despite the fact that last time there were only three. We will try to make the most of this time.

- Dziuba expires next summer with a contract with Zenit. Can this situation affect him negatively?

- I did not discuss this topic with him, but the faster these issues are resolved, the calmer everyone is: Zenit, the national team, and Artyom himself. I hope that in winter the problem will be solved. I, in turn, can challenge Dziuba to the team or not, but I can not provide him with a contract. However, I do not want the situation to be repeated as with Marinato Guillerme, when the issue of extending the agreement dragged on for months.

- Ilya Kutepov began to get playing practice at Spartak recently. Have you considered his return to the national team?

- I can’t say that the final composition was amended. Ilya was watched as he began to play, but the damage affected the final decision. Injury thought for us.

- In recent matches, many Russian leading clubs operate with three central defenders. No desire to pick up the trend?

- This is not a trend, but a situational moment. Many teams played three central defenders a couple of years ago. There is nothing new for us. The players will come, let's see what form they are in, and we will proceed from this. In Belgium, we acted in three central defenders. Now we are studying the opponent, there are certain hints. The main thing is how much we ourselves will be ready.

- Do you see Dmitry Chistyakov from Rostov in the arrangement with two or three central defenders?

- “Rostov” in the end of the match with “Krasnodar” acted with just three, as before and with “Spartak” in the Cup. We called Chistyakov and we want to see him again in business. There are certain pros and cons. Not everyone shows up in the team the first time. As for the difference in the constellations, it is clear that if you play for a month in the scheme with three central defenders, then it’s difficult to rebuild, but a high-quality player is able to cope with this task. I repeat, we depend on clubs that train football players.

- Why did you decide to call Anton Shunin to the national team?

- Firstly, he plays well after an injury, I was at the last Dynamo match against Akhmat. Andrei Lunev is not even training due to shoulder damage. Therefore, here the issue was not decided in his favor. Shunin is the footballer of our cage.

- Dzhanaev spent several bright matches in the fall. Could he become the first number of the team in upcoming matches?

- We always have a plan in mind, the main thing is that it is correct. We are carefully watching everyone. Two months ago, I was criticized for calling Soslan, but now you ask if he will be the first number. So, two months ago, I thought correctly. But today, number one is Guillerme. We do not see the point of doing some kind of permutation. And the fact that Soslan is in good shape only pleases.

"Not Going to Read Tedesco's Teachings"

- Why did you decide to hold a training camp before the game with Belgium in Sochi?

- We analyzed the weather in November over the past five years in Moscow, Sochi, St. Petersburg. In the capital, she was unimportant. In Sochi, there are no problems with this. It is one thing if we had to conduct only two trainings, and another when we are going for four days. Four days, footballers cannot walk wrapped up. Especially in Sochi, we are all familiar. We tried to calculate everything as much as possible so as not to miss anything.

- Do you have a “plan B” in case of injuries to players, some kind of reserve list?

- Sometimes “Plan C” worked for us. Ahead of the European competition, then the RPL tour. We hope everyone will be ready. And so with Cyprus, for example, Mario Fernandez could not play. Instead, Sergei Petrov came out, but he also received damage. So Vyacheslav Karavaev made his debut in the team. We are trying to calculate some points in order to be safe from all sides.

- Do not you think that Belgium is the strongest opponent that you had to confront at the head of the national team?

- We already played with them. Then we were at the beginning of the path, and now we have solved the local problem, this is a plus for us. But the Spaniards, the French, the Argentines, too, were not weak opponents. What is the opponent’s strength? Individually strong performers are gathered at each position, and they also represent a single team, which is not always the case. This is a good organized team, which is stuffed with stars. In a match with them, we must demonstrate our spirit. You need to prepare correctly tactically.

- There is no regret that you play with Belgium, when everything is already decided?

- We have organized this situation for ourselves. Probably, before the start of qualification, we would have been happy with such a situation. Probably, it is convenient for us. The opponent is strong, we are waiting for the match for first place. This must not be forgotten.

“Are you planning to organize personal custody of Eden Hazard?”

- Situations are different. Now I can not answer this question. In the first game they did not do this. When a football player appears in a particular zone, opponents pass it to each other. If you cover everyone individually, the team game breaks, especially if the player regularly changes his position. You will not run after him. And if it is tied to one zone, this may make sense.

- Are you still concerned about the fact that under Domenico Tedesco Roman Zobnin and Zelimkhan Bakaev in Spartak began to play in other positions?

- Yesterday, Roma with Arsenal came out in the middle of the field. I do not know why this topic caused such a resonance. I said about Roman Neustedter that we will not use it in the base zone, as in Dynamo. But we never called the trainers of clubs and did not ask why people play in certain positions, they did not ask for anything.

Tedesco only knows the players in Spartak. In no case do I intend to read him any moralizing. Just stated a fact: Zobnin will not play on the right in the team, we have enough performers for this position, as in the center of the field.

- Do you plan any experiments in the match with San Marino?

- I already said that we represent the national team. In Cyprus, we had an optimal roster at that time, and in San Marino it will be optimal. But once again I repeat, we do not have the basic structure, there is a starting one.

- Is there any desire to set the team in a decisive match with San Marino to play Dziuba anymore? Nevertheless, he fights for the title of top scorer of qualification.

- There will definitely not be such an attitude that he himself hits on goal. You yourself saw that in Cyprus he gave programs when he could try to distinguish himself. If he scores without my motivation, he will cope in the future. But you don’t need to argue with me, you need to complete the installation.