"We were planning to invite Safonov": Cherchesov and Dziuba about the match with Turkey, cases of COVID-19 in the national team and support from fans

Cherchesov: "The Turks are in the best condition compared to September"

- How did you manage to analyze the last match with Sweden, how was the preparation for the next game?

- Yesterday there was an analysis of the game with Sweden and recovery training.

We looked closely, there were a lot of good things, and there were not so many things that we sorted out in a working order.

But since we have a new match ahead of us, we did not focus on the past, but have already switched to the next meeting.

- How much did you manage to study the Turkish national team?

- We watched her games with Serbs and Hungarians in September.

Yesterday the coaching staff watched the match with the Germans, today we will show the team the moments from him.

There are some changes in each team, but the Turks are in better condition compared to September, because their championship has already started.

- How will you deal with the absence of a whole group of players, to which Mario Fernandez has now been added?

- We are not the first team to face infection of players.

We will decide.

Instead of Djikia, they called Maxim Belyaev, Fernandez will look for a replacement within the team, for this there are several options.

There is another evening and a whole day tomorrow, we will try to make the best decision.

- You first used Kudryashov in the center of defense in a four-defender scheme.

Was the experiment successful?

Do you plan to use him in this role in the future?

- It was not an experiment.

Fedya spent his last games in the club in this position.

He played like this for the first time with us and had a quality match.

We now have another option in this position.

The current situation threw us some questions, and hence the use cases for the players.

Kudryashov played a good match.

- Why was Matvey Safonov called to the national team right now, before the qualifying round for the youth team ended?

- There is a main team, there is a youth team, and everyone is solving their problems.

The youth coach always knows our preferences.

Until she solved her problems, we tried not to take anyone from her.

Yesterday she almost achieved her goal, and Marinato Guilherme dropped out due to illness.

We planned to invite Safonov and did it.

From the outside it seems one thing, but from the inside another.

Now everyone will talk about his challenge.

What would have happened if I had invited him on September 28, before Krasnodar's most important match in the Champions League?

Everyone would discuss it, his parents would call him, everyone would congratulate him.

It is not known how the game with PAOK would then have ended.

You always have to take everything into account, we try to embrace everything so as not to harm ourselves, the youth team, or Krasnodar.

Safonov has already organically joined the team, as if he had been with us for a long time.

- Should we expect new players in the national team?

- At the moment, we are preparing with those players who are available.

Before the match with Hungary, there will again be tests from UEFA, and we do not know what they will show.

We hope that all the players will be in place, and Jikia, Fernandez and Guilherme will be in the ranks.

If there are negative tests, then maybe we will invite them again.

Let's look at their condition.

- How important is it for you to get into the second basket in the draw of the World Championship qualifying tournament?

- For us it is of principle, we have discussed it more than once.

We have tournament tasks in the League of Nations, there are also global tasks that stand behind the matches with Turkey and Hungary.

Nobody canceled them, they must be solved.

- How did you and the team react to the news of the death of the former Russian national team player Vasily Kulkov?

- This is an unpleasant event.

We express our condolences, my personal and from the national team.

We played together, became champions.

Let's take this news as it is, let the earth rest in peace to him.

- Fans can again come to the matches of the national team.

What do they mean for the team?

- Dynamo Stadium welcomed us well in the match against Serbia, now the audience will appear.

The acoustics there are good, we want the fans to fill the stadium as much as possible and support us.

The team asked to convey that we are looking forward to everyone.

Dziuba: "Cherchesov's decision to let the time play play was brilliant"

- How did the team spend time between the matches with Sweden and Turkey?

- We had a theory, we analyzed everything that happened, worked on the mistakes.

We are already looking into the future, because there is a very difficult opponent ahead.

We are looking forward to the next match, as the result did not suit us.

- Is it indicative for you that Turkey was able to score three goals against Germany in an away friendly match?

- In any case, it is worth a lot to score three goals for Germany, although there were no main teams.

We understand this very well.

In the evening there will be a theory on Turkey, we will know what, where and how.

The Turks are in good shape now, the team has become stronger since the last time we met with it.

The more interesting the game will be, we ask everyone to support us.

- Did you congratulate Alexander Sobolev on his first goal in the national team?

How would you rate his play in your position?

- Of course, I immediately congratulated on the goal.

We began to communicate more and better, found common ground.

I remember my debut goal for the national team, this is a big event for any football player.

I'm happy for Sobolev.

I cannot evaluate his game, for this there is a coaching staff, and I am just a player.

Then everything will depend on him.

I congratulated not only Sobolev, but also other guys, for example, Andrey Mostovoy, because it was his debut for the national team.

- How did the national team meet the previously announced Maxim Belyaev and Matvey Safonov?

- I know Belyaev, and I managed to talk to Safonov.

I'm very happy for the guys.

Matvey is very appealing to me as a goalkeeper.

I am always glad to see the guys, the doors to the national team are open for everyone.

We have an excellent team, and this is the main thing.

- How do you feel considering the tight schedule of the national team and the club?

- Thanks for the concern.

It was Cherchesov's brilliant decision to let me play one time and prepare further.

Don't worry, there is strength.

We will play as much as necessary.

Strength and health allow.

- What does the support of fans who can now come to the matches of the national team mean for you?

- We are really waiting for everyone.

Who can come to the stadium, the rest, please support us on TV.

We really need your support in connection with the pandemic.

We missed emotions and surroundings.

For our part, we will try to please you.

Good luck to all of us tomorrow.