“I would like to note that this was not a pure dismissal. Moreover, we have completed all the tasks that were spelled out in my contract with the RFU. It's just that today this is the optimal solution - both for the management and for the coaching staff. Is it the best for the team - I'm not ready to say, time will tell. In any case, such difficult steps cannot negate all that was positive. For my part, I would like to once again thank Alexander Dyukov, Alexander Alaev, and also Vitaly Mutko, who invited me to the national team, for his constructive work during these five years. On Friday, we promptly closed the issues related to the termination of the contract. Now I have a rest ahead of me. For some time I will fly home to Ossetia. As for further professional plans, everyone will certainly know about them - when specific information appears, ”- said Cherchesov in an interview with Sport-Express.
Cherchesov led the Russian national team from 2016 to 2021.
Under his leadership, the team reached the quarterfinals of the 2018 World Cup, but did not make it to the playoffs at Euro 2020.
Earlier, Cherchesov told how the Russian national team at the 2018 World Cup differs from the team at Euro 2020.