The head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin met with the players to discuss preparations for the 2022 World Cup play-offs.
Last week, the rivals of the national team in the playoffs of the qualifying tournament became known.
On March 24, Poland will test it in the semifinals, and if successful, five days later, the vacant ticket will have to be challenged with the Czech Republic or Sweden.
The event was attended by about 14 people, but not everyone was able to come.
So, the St. Petersburg "Zenith" was unable to fly to Moscow on Tuesday due to weather conditions.
Also, which is quite logical, there were no Russian legionnaires.
The conversation lasted for about an hour and a half.
The players themselves after the meeting did not go into the details of the conversation.
CSKA striker Anton Zabolotny only noted that everything went well.
"I will not say any words, it must remain between us," the goalkeeper said in an interview with TASS.
Rostov's midfielder Danil Glebov also did not want to go into the nuances.
He only noted that everyone received the right to speak, and not just the mentor.
“Everything that was discussed there remained there.
No one was silent: everyone said, but the coach is more than the rest.
About Croatia or Poland?
About everything!"
- quotes the midfielder "Championship".
Valery Karpin did not turn out to be from communication.
For half an hour, the head coach answered questions from journalists who learned about the meeting by chance.
Initially it was not planned to advertise it.
As the specialist explained, he came up with an event of such a format to liberate the players.
Moreover, it was important to communicate right now: before everyone goes on vacation.
Also on Tuesday, Karpin met with the physiotherapists of the clubs in order to establish relationships in advance of the off-season training camp.
“We are setting up communication channels.
We do not have figures for what the footballer has been doing in the past few days, weeks.
I would like to receive this information.
Physiotherapists called everyone.
Those who could have arrived.
For example, Krasnodar has injured people - they never were, ”the coach explained.
At the same time, the specialist emphasized that those who had heard, starting in September, and understood the ideas of the coaching staff, were called to the meeting.
Young players, in particular Arsen Zakharyan and Konstantin Tyukavin, will be called up to the national team if the athletes are in good physical shape.
At the event, we analyzed the game of Dzhikia and Diveev, watched episodes from the matches.
“This is not analytics.
But some moments were shown.
The reaction was positive ... Today we talked more about psychology.
The players agree: everything from the head.
It's not that someone is a coward or anything like that.
No!
Everyone reacts differently to mistakes ... My words about the fear of the ball resonated with the players.
This is not fear, but responsibility for the result.
Psychology that doesn't change at the click of a button, ”the coach admitted.
According to Karpin, such meetings are very useful, and he would gladly hold them every week.
But due to the busy calendar, there will be no more such communication until the end of the year.
“I already had different ones - individual, in groups.
They will continue in February.
And it is more convenient to meet with a team, ”the mentor noted.
According to Karpin, in the near future he must change the psychology of the players so that they do not fight back, but play on the field.
And the meeting with the team confirmed the reality of the plans.
“I thought so before.
I blindly believe that guys can play football.
You can't live without it.
Faith is based on the fact that people tend to make mistakes, ”added the specialist.
He also admitted that he recently spoke with defender Fedor Kudryashov, who sent the ball into his own net in the decisive match of the group stage with Croatia (0: 1).
According to the coach, now he no longer blames himself so much.
“He's better.
He started playing.
Why did it happen?
It is clear what he wanted to do, but he could not - he brought both legs together, "Karpin explained.
Talking about preparations for the play-offs, the coach of the national team said that there is no certainty about the February training camp, which means that it is premature to talk about a friendly match with Italy, information about which appeared in the media.
“It depends where, when and in what conditions.
Everything will depend on various factors.
The RFU has not yet said anything about the February camp.
None of the fees.
They agree to postpone the tour - and this is good ... If you think from the position of a club coach, I would not want to let the players go to such meetings of the national teams.
I would like to get 10 days if the tour is rescheduled.
It has not yet been confirmed that the tour has been rescheduled.
Many questions.
All discussions will be after understanding who came out in the European Spring, "Karpin summed up.
Also, the head coach of the Russian national team noted that there is no certainty about the location of the play-offs.
“I would like to play everywhere.
We collect information.
There are certain acceptance criteria - climate, field.
For example, in Rostov in March it is not as warm as everyone thinks.
We did not consider the stadium in Yekaterinburg.
Moscow or Krasnodar?
If the occupancy of the stands by 50% or more is possible, then Luzhniki.
But cold!
And I do not consider it to be our advantage, ”the specialist hinted.
At the same time, Karpin noted that he does not know whether the people support him.
“On the street, people come up.
Those who do not support will not be suitable.
They don't throw tomatoes.
I don't read comments.
I have forbidden myself to read this, ”said the mentor.