The Russian national football team continues preparations for the matches of the qualifying stage of the 2022 World Cup with Slovakia and Slovenia.
On Wednesday, the team held their last training session at the base in Novogorsk, and on Thursday morning they flew to Kazan, where the meeting with the Slovaks will take place on October 8.
At the same time, the already exsanguinated domestic team continued to suffer losses. The company of the injured Alexander Golovin and Alexei Ionov in a kind of infirmary was made by an experienced midfielder of Khimki. He, along with another physically problematic footballer Arsen Zakharyan, managed to hold one lesson in the general group, but after him it became clear that the athlete would not be able to enter the field.
“Today we agreed that I will practice, and then we will see.
If my leg permits, I will continue training.
But it does not allow to work in full force.
You can make the injury worse and miss more time.
Anyway, it's great that I was summoned.
I said that the national team is a goal for everyone.
It turns out that I have been here with one leg, it remains to return with two.
Let's not guess - the main thing is that the national team wins and moves on, ”the press service of the team quotes Glushakov as saying.
Instead, he was challenged by 21-year-old midfielder Danil Glebov, who is well acquainted with Karpin from his work at Rostov.
The invitation came as a pleasant surprise to him.
The young performer admitted that on this day he was going to go to the dentist to remove a wisdom tooth.
“I urgently ask my wife to distribute Wi-Fi, I look: I have notifications from Valery Georgievich.
Football player, where are you ?.
I call him back, he asks if I'm ready to go to the national team, I answer: "Of course I'm ready!" ... Another 15-20 minutes, and I would already be sitting in the dentist's chair, and I wouldn't have to talk about any team.
After the removal of the wisdom tooth, it is recommended not to fly and refrain from physical activity for several days, "Sport-Express quotes Glebov.
Apparently, Rubin's defender Ilya Samoshnikov will not help the national team on Friday either.
This was announced by his agent Yevgeny Moiseev.
“Ilya is slowly beginning to recover.
It's too early to tell about the timing.
Yesterday his tumor went down.
More detailed information will appear in a couple of days ", - quotes the words of the agent" Rating of bookmakers ".
Moreover, the main goalkeeper Marinato Guilherme continues to work with a chronic injury.
However, according to him, the damage will not prevent him from taking part in the next confrontations.
“We have been talking a lot about this lately.
I am no longer 20-21 years old, there are always chronic problems that interfere.
I have one, but it doesn't distract.
Many people write that I risk my health.
I myself know my body, and I will never risk it, ”the naturalized Brazilian emphasized.
And Anton Zabolotny, who regularly replaces the national team under Karpin, said that he was ready to become the team captain if the opportunity presented itself.
This honor has already been awarded to Georgy Dzhikia, Fedor Smolov and Dmitry Barinov.
“Everyone here is ready to be a captain.
We found this out at the meetings before the September games.
Of course, I'm ready if the coach asks.
If he says that today I am the captain, I will gladly accept it.
This is the greatest honor for me.
Well, if not, I will not be upset and will do my job on the field, ”the CSKA forward emphasized.
However, Daler Kuzyaev will most likely get a bandage for the next match.
At least, it was he who kept Karpin company at the press conference.
In September, the specialist always took the future captain with him.
“Our team is so established that all captains and everyone feel responsibility to the national team and the country.
If Valery Georgievich offers me a bandage tomorrow, I will agree, ”the midfielder said.
The coach himself had to start communicating with journalists on an unpleasant topic and answer questions about a large number of injuries.
According to him, Denis Makarov will not be able to play with the Slovaks either.
“He felt a hammering in his calf muscle during training on Wednesday.
The survey was carried out.
After the lesson we will see if he will stay for the game with Slovenia or not, ”the mentor explained.
The state of Samoshnikov did not arouse optimism in him either.
The coach noted that Ilya did not spend a single minute at the current training camp.
“We will decide on it later.
Not today for sure.
Taking into account staffing problems, even I will be better than him now.
At least I was present at the training camp, and not like Ilya, who did not spend a second with us, ”he added.
The question about funny posts on Instagram by Glebov, who, on the way home on the train, posted a photo with instant noodles and sausages, slightly raised Karpin's mood.
“I am glad that we are discussing the Instagram footballers and their food during training.
Did he eat it or did he just put it out?
Nobody knows?
That's it.
And with any diet, even the most rigid, psychologists are allowed to eat something forbidden once a week.
It is psychologically difficult to control yourself.
You can’t do it 24 to 7. It doesn’t mean that the players on the national team didn’t eat a piece of sugar.
You can see who ate what, ”the helmsman joked.
Kuzyaev also spoke about food.
As you know, now the national team has a ban on sweets for football players, but it does not apply to members of the coaching staff.
“A coach can do anything, he is not a player.
Unlike us.
We must monitor our physical fitness and choose the right diet.
This contributes to the achievement of the best results, "- said the midfielder.
Returning to the conversation about the large number of injured wards, the specialist also explained why he called Glebov to the national team instead of Glushakov.
“At the first press conference, we said that we have a list of at least five people for each position.
It changes depending on the trauma and condition of people, someone is deleted from it.
If someone is injured tomorrow, God forbid, we will take a player to this position from there, ”the coach emphasized.
At the same time, assessing the level of the opponent, he repeated the phrase that he had repeatedly said about the opponents of Russia: "We are not stronger than anyone and we are not weaker."
“We watched the game held in Slovakia.
It was interesting to analyze.
I will not say what exactly was identified, but the conclusions were drawn.
The opponent's strengths are clear.
This is a good solid team of European level ... The most dangerous side of it is standards.
On the standards, they create and score a lot.
Therefore, you need to be careful.
The pressure is the same.
Our task is not to take the second place, but to try to enter the World Cup directly.
To do this, you need to try to win all the matches, ”the mentor assured.
And local journalists, of course, could not help but ask the specialist about the prospects of the goalkeeper of Kazan "Rubin" Yuri Dyupin.
But the coach diplomatically avoided answering, stressing that all goalkeepers have a chance to enter the field.
Surprisingly, this time Karpin was not asked anything about Artyom Dzyuba.
However, the mentor exhaustively spoke about the Zenit striker the day before.
“Dziuba said that he enjoys football, why is he not in the national team?
Ask him.
Maybe he is disingenuous, but what questions for me?
We will not persuade anyone, what is incomprehensible?
If something seems to you, say and write about it, nothing seems to me, ”the specialist emphasized.