Head coach of the Russian national football team Stanislav Cherchesov shared his opinion about which of the goalkeepers will be able to replace Igor Akinfeev at the gates of the national team.
– We can only state who we have after Akinfeev. Today, number one is Guillerme. We will watch all the rest. keep track of. There are promising guys (we call them able) who already show their best qualities, stability appears. Be sure that we will not pass by them.
– Here is the 17-year-old Popov from Rostov. They even wrote about him in England, although he missed 10. It is clear that the team is not today.
– First of all, I’m glad that he played. Secondly, he understands what awaits him in big football. Well, and missed ten goals, probably not worth it.
– And how important is Maksimenko?
– He is in a large team. This means that the corresponding mentality should be – it is necessary to take first places. He plays for the youth team, we are in constant contact with her coach. So we have all the information we need. But everything must be done on time, ”Cherchesov said in the program“ After Football with Georgy Cherdantsev ”on the Match TV channel.
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Recall that in the fall of 2018, Akinfeev announced the completion of appearances for the national team, the colors of which he defended since 2004.
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