On September 6, the Russian national football team will play its second match in the League of Nations.
Her rival will be the national team of Hungary.
Stanislav Cherchesov's charges have already arrived in Budapest and held their first training session.
After her, the mentor shared his expectations for the upcoming match.
“National teams don't have easy games.
They are flying the flag of Hungary, we are flying the flag of Russia.
Therefore, we are waiting for an intense match, an uncompromising struggle.
Moreover, the Hungarians also won their first meeting with Turkey.
We know that they have some changes.
Recently I spoke with Balasz Djudzhak and Nemanja Nikolic - two great footballers with whom I worked before.
Looking forward to a good game.
The only negative is that there will be no fans, ”Cherchesov complained.
Midfielder Yuri Gazinsky also shared his opinion on the charges of Marco Rossi.
He praised the opponent highly, while promising that the Russians would do everything possible to win.
“We have already met with the Hungarian national team before the Confederations Cup.
Quite a good team, we perfectly understand the significance of the match.
Therefore, today the coaching staff tells us in a theoretical lesson how to act against them correctly.
And tomorrow we will fight, ”Gazinsky said.
It is worth noting that the Krasnodar footballer was first called up to the national team since June last year, when he received a shoulder injury in the test match with Chertanovo.
“Yes, I missed a lot of time.
But I was definitely worried about the national team.
I wanted to get back to the guys faster and achieve results together.
I am very glad that it worked out.
Now we will try to meet expectations, ”added Gazinsky.
In their first match, Hungary beat Turkey with a minimum score of 1: 0.
The only goal was scored by Austrian Red Bull midfielder Dominik Soboslai, who struck the goal with a free kick.
“I know Soboslai not only from the last match.
I often follow the Austrian league, because I lived and played there.
An interesting footballer, we know his strengths.
Naturally, every player and every team has them.
Of course, they must be taken into account and prepared accordingly.
Whatever the moments, like in the meeting with Turkey, we need to foul less in the penalty area and keep the opponent tightly, ”the head coach explained.
However, he did not focus on what specific pros and cons the future rival has.
Due to the pandemic and the long hiatus, Russian footballers have an extremely busy schedule.
Nevertheless, the specialist believes that this should not be a problem for the national team.
At the same time, he did not specify whether it is worth counting on changes in the composition compared to the match with Serbia.
“We haven’t had time to discuss today's training session yet.
Let's see what state the players will have.
The medical headquarters will also make their own conclusion, tell you who is in what form.
Naturally, we will focus on the opponent as well.
The season has just started, so there is probably no point in talking about the difficulties of the players, "added Cherchesov.
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The coaching staff of the national team has been criticized more than once for giving preference to older players.
Responding to such a remark, Cherchesov recalled the 24-year-old midfielder Alexander Golovin, who has long been entrenched in the national team.
“Each team has moments when someone shows himself.
For example, a couple of years ago it was like that with Golovin, who later became the main player of the team at the age of 20.
Now there are promising guys in the Russian youth team, and in the adult team too.
We do not envy anyone, but we look only at our own people, "Cherchesov emphasized.
The match will take place at the new stadium in Budapest - Ferenc Puskas Arena, the construction of which was completed less than a year ago.
It is interesting that the legendary Soviet footballer Nikita Simonyan was present at the opening then.
Cherchesov was pleased with the sports facility and the conditions provided.
“Great stadium, great pitch.
Something like our "Luzhniki".
Yesterday we talked with Nikita Pavlovich.
He wanted to fly with us, but because of the situation that developed around the world, because of the pandemic, he had to abandon this idea.
We played here in 1992, but in the old arena.
We won 1: 0, ”the specialist recalled.
Gazinsky agreed with the mentor.
“The stadium is great.
It remains only to achieve a positive result on it, ”the footballer concluded.