“Additional replacements are a smart decision. There are two reasons for introducing this rule. Firstly, everyone understands that the meetings will be held without spectators. Therefore, we need a quality product so that a multi-billion-dollar audience enjoys watching football on television. Players will retain strength longer, the level of intensity, which means that entertainment will not fall. Secondly, you need to hold a large number of matches in a short time, and the recovery time will be less than usual. That is, the coaching staff will have to resort to a constant rotation of the rosters, ”Talalaev said in an interview with RT.

The specialist also noted that until now the effect of coronavirus on the body has not been fully studied and it is not known what reaction will cause stress in patients with illness.

Earlier, the ex-coach of Akhmat Rashid Rakhimov said that he saw no reason in reducing the time of halves in the RPL.