The Russian national team continues to prepare for the UEFA Nations League matches.
On September 3, Stanislav Cherchesov's wards are to receive Serbs in Moscow, and on September 6, they will play with Hungarians in Budapest.
On Monday, the national team gathered at the base in Novogorsk almost in full force.
The only thing missing were Krasnodar players Yegor Sorokin, Sergei Petrov and Yuri Gazinsky.
After the evening match with Rostov in the sixth round of the Russian Premier League (RPL), according to Stanislav Cherchesov, they were given the opportunity to sleep.
The mentor also admitted that after a nine-month break from working with the team, he feels as if he never parted with the players.
“We will get together, outline goals for the winter, outline the points to be paid attention to.
Every player needs to be good at this particular moment.
Therefore, we will study their condition and we will proceed from this, ”Cherchesov explained, answering journalists' questions.
Among other things, the coach was asked to comment on the situation with the injured.
Due to injuries, Alexey Miranchuk, Alexander Golovin, Denis Cheryshev and Evgeny Lutsenko were unable to arrive at the national team.
“This is not the first time of its kind when there are many injuries.
We warned Alexander Sobolev and Daniil Fomin in advance about a possible additional call to the national team.
They knew about it ", - said Cherchesov.
At the same time, Sobolev himself admitted that the invitation to come to the national team came to him unexpectedly.
At the time of the call, he had already left to rest outside the city.
Nevertheless, the Spartak forward said that he only felt positive emotions from the challenge.
Sobolev could have been on the original list of players.
But Cherchesov decided not to bring them together with Artyom Dzyuba until the conflict was resolved.
As a result, the players phoned and discussed their contradictions.
In press comments, both emphasized that they "spoke like a man."
“There was no conflict between us initially.
We phoned Sasha, but no one apologized.
We talked like a man, and this conversation will remain between us.
Now we said hello, smiled and wish each other good luck on the football field.
Hopefully today this topic will be closed once and for all.
Let's talk about the quality of the game, ”Dziuba summed up.
In turn, Sobolev said: “History has been greatly inflated.
We had no conflict.
We phoned, talked, discussed everything like a man.
Nobody had to apologize to anyone.
The question is closed.
Things are good".
Concluding the topic, Cherchesov expressed satisfaction with the fact that the players solved their problem before the start of the training camp.
“Now the situation is transparent, we have no problems,” he added.
In addition to 196-centimeter Dziuba and 191-centimeter Sobolev, the mentor has Nikolai Komlichenko, whose height is 193 cm. Cherchesov did not rule out that two textured strikers could play against the Serbs and Hungarians from the first minutes.
“This is always possible - as the situation suggests.
Another thing is that we haven't seen each other for a long time.
Do not forget that Fyodor Smolov also had a sore.
Just before the gathering, he confirmed his readiness.
We draw conclusions based on a number of components.
The names of the Serbian footballers and the clubs for which they play, of course, are well known.
We are required to prepare well for a specific match.
Moreover, we have experience playing with the most resounding teams and names.
We did not pay attention to this factor before, and now we do not.
Don't be afraid, you just have to do your job.
That's all, ”said the coach.
As for Dziuba, he praised the debutant of the national team and his Zenit teammate Andrei Mostovoy.
According to the captain, the young midfielder deserves a challenge with his game and is able to prove the lawfulness of the decision of the coaching staff on his candidacy.
“I really miss the national team.
They waited impatiently.
This pause dragged on for a long time.
Hopefully we'll shake things up emotionally.
A change of scenery, I think, will benefit all of us.
Therefore, I am very glad that we are gathered here.
It is necessary to prepare well for the game, because the League of Nations must start with a victory.
Any loss in the lineup is significant for us.
Golovin stands apart, of course.
He will be greatly missed.
Sobolev?
The scheme, the game of the national team, is probably now matched to the big striker.
It's good for our football that young guys appear who are already eager to join.
In competition, you can only add, ”Dziuba summed up.
The game against Serbia at the Dynamo stadium will be judged by a team of referees from Scotland, led by William Callum.
Francis Connor and David McGitchie are appointed as his assistants.
Russians will meet with the national team of independent Serbia for the fifth time.
The four previous matches were friendly.
In 2008 and 2011, the Russian national team won victories, in 2013 and 2016, the case ended in a draw.
“We talked with both Smolov and Dziuba.
Team competition is good.
I will try to win this competition.
If I play for Spartak and call up for the national team, then I'm doing my job well.
But all this can end very quickly, if you give up slack, you will not train well.
So I give my best in every workout.
I want to progress even more, "Sobolev admitted.