Angina Zakharyan, comparison of Dziuba with Lukaku and cake for Cherchesov: the Russian national football team arrived in Austria

"We've done business here"

The Russian national football team held the first training session at the base in Neustift, Austria in preparation for the 2020 European Championship.

Here she will stay until May 31, after which she will go to Wroclaw for the first test match with Poland.

Stanislav Cherchesov's wards flew to Austria the night before after the final lesson in Novogorsk near Moscow.

The lesson was attended by 26 players, all of them worked in a general group.

However, CSKA defender Mario Fernandez felt discomfort in the groin area and was forced to stop training early.

Fortunately, a medical examination did not reveal any serious injuries, and the player was poisoned in Neustift along with the others.

At the same time, the national team lost one of its debutants: a blood test revealed a bacterial sore throat in Dynamo midfielder Arsen Zakharyan.

In this regard, it was decided to leave him in Moscow for treatment.

It is noted that the footballer will still be able to join the team later if his health and analyzes improve.

The Austrian base is well known to Russian footballers, since it was here that they prepared for the 2017 Confederations Cup and the home world championship.

Therefore, they were greeted at the hotel as long-awaited guests - with souvenirs and a cake in the form of a soccer ball.

Upon arrival, Cherchesov explained that the local conditions are completely suitable for his wards, so the question of another place for the training camp was not even raised.

“We know how to cook here: good food, ideal fields, height.

There were no thoughts to transfer the collection to Russia.

We will work in the same way as before.

Everything went according to plan, we flew well.

Do the local fans remember us?

We have done business here, yes, "- quotes Cherchesov" Sport-Express ".

On Sunday, the weather was cool but sunny, and the Russian national team went to training in high spirits.

Defender Fedor Kudryashov was the first to arrive at the base.

In accordance with the coaching installation, 23 football players entered the field, three - Fernandez, as well as midfielder Andrei Mostovoy and striker Anton Zabolotny - went to the gym and worked according to an individual program.

The lesson was attended by an unusual guest - goalkeeping coach Wolfgang Leuthenstorfer, who worked with Cherchesov at Tyrol, for whom he played from 1996 to 2002.

The specialist spoke warmly about the former ward, who personally invited him to training.

“I was coaching Stanislav at Tyrol when he came here from Dresden. He is a legend here, he was one of the best goalkeepers.

Cherchesov could be hard.

But this is a very good quality.

Bad qualities?

I dont know.

I wish him great success with the national team ", - quotes the words of Leutenstofer" Championship ".

"Club affairs are left behind"

After the training session, Rubin goalkeeper Yuri Dyupin shared his impressions of the training camp, who was first called up for the national team only in March, ahead of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.

The footballer admitted that he is a little worried before the biggest tournament in his career, but the friendly atmosphere in the team helps to relax.

“There is a little excitement, but overall we have a good atmosphere, everything is fun.

In such an atmosphere, we will have a good result ... Funny moments in training?

There are different jokes.

Sometimes we, goalkeepers, complete attacks like field players, sometimes it turns out crookedly, we laugh, "Sport-Express quotes Dupin.

The goalkeeper also admired the conditions provided by the national team at the base in Neustift.

“It's beautiful here.

It resembles mountain Altai.

I wish we had such an infrastructure, it is pleasant to train in such places, ”he added.

In addition to Dupin, Anton Shunin, Andrei Lunev and Matvey Safonov entered the expanded composition of the Russian national team, and Alexander Maksimenko was on the reserve list.

According to Dupin, each of them understands that they may not go to the European Championship, but this does not affect their relationship, but, on the contrary, creates healthy competition.

“We work in a good, friendly atmosphere.

Whoever leaves, it is clear that everyone will be upset.

It would be better if they took all four.

This is life, everyone understands that three will go.

There is nothing nervous about this.

Previously, Igor Akinfeev was number one.

Now any goalkeeper can be the first.

Good competition is always beneficial.

We have collected the best goalkeepers, and who will play - choose the coach, we trust his opinion, ”concluded Dupin.

CSKA defender Igor Diveev, who is more experienced in terms of playing for the national team, said that he practically did not feel anxiety in connection with the upcoming matches.

The only exception is the meeting with Belgium in the Euro 2020 group stage.

“I've already played a lot of games.

There is not much excitement, I'm used to it.

It is clear that if I go out with Belgium, then it will shake.

But the main thing is to touch the ball, and then it will go.

It is clear that they are all cool - Kevin De Bruyne, Romelu Lukaku, Eden Hazard, Thibaut Courtois.

Among the Danes I can name someone, I don’t know the Finns at all.

How to resist Lukaku?

So this is the second Dziuba, the same in weight.

Let's look at the installation, but we will practice on Dzyuba, "- quotes Diveeva" Championship ".

According to the defender, the main motivation for him is that not all called-up players will be included in the final squad.

He assured that regardless of the decision of the coaching staff he would support his comrades at the European Championship.

In addition, he told how Cherchesov's wards got to Austria.

“I was shocked at the landing.

They joked about Mostovoy: "Most, are you not afraid?"

We ate, slept, trained well today, postponed the workout normally.

Everyone communicates well, no one goes to groups separately.

All together, joking jokes, helping each other.

Experienced guys come up to us, the same Dziuba, they say: "Why are you walking separately?"

- said Diveev.

One of the topics for jokes within the team is the rumors appearing in the media about transfers of certain players.

At the same time, all players try to focus on the training camp and not think about clubs or the past season.

“We left the club affairs behind. All emotions and thoughts are only about the national team. There are failures: I made an unsuccessful debut for Ufa, the same for the national team, with 0: 5, but nothing happens. Getting ready for the next games ... We can pin each other on transfers, then we'll find out who is where, there are rumors. You post them yourself. Best player? I would choose Nikola Vlasic. A person plays up a lot, takes on himself. I can also mention Mario. There is no number one for me. Azmun, Vlašić, Dziuba, Mario are my four, ”concluded Diveev.