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“It’s just a shame” – Rambler / sport

On the evening of November 24, head coach Russian national team on football Stanislav Cherchesov gave a great interview, which immediately became the number one topic for discussion. The specialist criticized the team’s players, spoke about the shock of the crushing defeat against Serbia in the League of Nations and once again rejected the possibility of resignation. Many considered Cherchesov’s manner to be rude, and accusations against the players were unacceptable. Former players, coaches and even entire clubs sharply condemned Cherchesov, urging him to be more restrained and not to absolve himself of responsibility for the defeat. About the scandalous interview and the reaction to it – in the material “Lenta.ru”.–

“This is our goalkeeper slang”

After the Serbian national team scored five unanswered goals to the Russians on November 18, Cherchesov was asked more than once about a possible resignation. He reacted painfully and was indignant when the question was raised: “Why should I be dismissed? Due to the fact that 20 people are not on the team? Am I to blame for this? Well, not 20 … How many – 14? 5: 0? So what? 5: 0 will give us more. ” And now Cherchesov, on Match TV, explained in a rather harsh manner: it is not worth leaving after “one hideously played match”. “If you think that these 5: 0 negate everything in general, let’s ask other questions,” he snapped.

I will not say toasts here, because there is nothing in my hands. Fans, we went through a lot with you. I don’t know why you took the defeat from Serbia so painfully, although it hurt me the most. My task is to fix everything and prepare the team. Nobody did it for us before and nobody will do it now

Stanislav Cherchesov

The problem of the Russian national team, the expert believes, is that the squad had to be assembled in haste, and in the absence of the previous leaders it is difficult to expect more. After a high-profile incident with a leaked video, he was not called to the November camp Artem Dzyuba – the player on whom the entire line of attack of the Russian team has been holding for a long time. A forward was called up to replace him in a friendly match with Moldova CSKA Fyodor Chalov, and in official matches – the Sochi striker Anton Zabolotny.–

There is an opinion that Cherchesov does not like Chalov too much, therefore he almost does not call him into the main team, he only goes to the youth team. The specialist has repeatedly noted that a footballer needs to prove himself. One way or another, the army player has not been seen in the main team for over a year. Now he got the only chance and, according to Cherchesov, although he began to play better, he did not live up to expectations. The player really failed to score, and the match ended in a goalless draw – this is how the Russian team could not win the fourth match in a row.

In the meeting with Turkey, Chalov was not even on the bench, and Zabolotny came out in the attack from the first minutes. The Russians lost with a score of 2: 3, and the forward from Sochi did not score with effective actions – they distinguished themselves Denis Cheryshev and Daler Kuzyaev… Despite this, in the match with Serbia, Cherchesov again relied on Zabolotny, because, according to the coach, he brings the team more tangible benefits. In Belgrade, Anton failed. When asked how the Sochi striker is superior to Chalov, Cherchesov replied: “I’m better off“ talentless ”Zabolotny, let him not take offense at me, because you call him that, rather than a talented one who does nothing”.–

Except for Dzyuba there are no Mario Fernandes and Alexander Golovin – and this is also objectively a loss for the national team. The team, as Cherchesov says, is becoming plasticine. The coach made a targeted complaint in this situation to the Miranchuk brothers, who were supposed to lead everyone. The specialist advised them to “grow with meat” and added unambiguously: “Without Lesha Miranchuk, by the way, we won all the time, now he appeared – we didn’t. Let them hear and draw conclusions. ” But after all Alexey Miranchuk did not play in the three October matches, where the Russian team was defeated by Serbia and drew twice (with Turkey and Hungary).–

Only goalkeeper Marinato Guilherme got off with little blood, who conceded four goals from Serbia, after which he went to the bench. He took his place at the gate Soslan Dzhanaev… After the match, Cherchesov said: “Guilherme did not save, so I changed him.” Now, however, he abandoned such harsh criticism and remarked: “I did not say that he was wrong. I said he didn’t help out. These are completely different things. This is our goalkeeper slang, maybe you don’t understand it. “–

Although the coach did not directly admit his guilt in the team’s failures, he nevertheless noticed that he could not cope with the circumstances, did not solve the problems that he had to solve

“Very embarrassing for his words”

The interview had the effect of a bomb exploding. On the same evening, the first comments appeared – from coaches, former players and experts. They continue to speak out on this matter to this day.

Former coach of the Russian youth team Nikolay Pisarev said that he could not come to his senses after hearing: “Cherchesov’s interview is just a shame. I am very embarrassed for his words, to be honest. Live on the federal channel to impose such a tax on your national team is complete incompetence. Who even says that about their team? I don’t understand how the head coach can give such an interview live all over the country. An expert, a fan – it’s okay, but the head coach … Just some kind of disrespect. “–

Former Russian national team player Alexander Mostovoy suggested that Cherchesov simply lost his self-control, and this will have consequences. “When there is a result, everyone smiles at each other, but when something goes wrong, everything changes at once. Yes, I didn’t cope with my nerves a little; Perhaps some of the players will lose respect for him after that, especially since the last situation with Dzyuba is added here. But for some it may be motivating. Everything is individual here, “the ex-forward emphasized.–

The press service of CSKA Moscow in the afternoon of November 25 published an official response to Cherchesov’s words. The club felt that the coach had insulted Chalov and this was not the first time that he had shown bias towards the army team. “Many consider him to be a physical education instructor, not a coach. We will never allow ourselves to announce this on television. It seems that Cherchesov is still looking at the football field from the goal “, – it says in the statement red and blue. Whether it was worth it to react so emotionally is a moot point.–

A football commentator Vasily Utkin and even expressed complete bewilderment about the coach’s statements. “Following the interview with Cherchesov, I have only one question left. When Stanislav Salamovich gives instructions to the team or leads the theory How does the team manage to understand him? I don’t understand anything about the flow of this speech. True, ”he wrote in his Telegram channel.–

At the same time, Cherchesov also found supporters. For example, the commentator supported him Dmitry Guberniev: “He is a fine fellow that in such a situation he came on the air. At the present time, this is a courageous act. The head coach must take a full blow if he comes. In general, Cherchesov passed the exam. ” He added that no one spoke obscenely in the studio, although the coach was annoyed with the journalist Denis Kazanskyinterview leader. In fact, as writes Sports.ru, behind the scenes remained Cherchesov’s phrases such as “Are you all right? I can give in ***. “–

Intervened for national team head coach and former national team player Sergey Kiryakov… In his opinion, in Russia “it is customary to cherish the players.” “I will say one thing – we pat our players too much in one place. We have such a polemic that they need to be encouraged, and the coach has no right to speak critically. As soon as these statements appear, discussions begin. Cherchesov is right about something, it’s a cry from the heart. We need to be tougher with the players. They are all good now, fluffy and sweet, ”Kiryakov said.–

“We didn’t have a chance”

After the defeat from Serbia, Cherchesov is often reminded of friendship with Joachim Loew, the head coach of the German national team, which became another loser of the last round of the League of Nations. The Germans lost to the Spaniards with an even larger score – 0: 6. Leo, unlike Cherchesov, was more restrained. “We didn’t have a chance. It’s a rainy day. Müller, Boateng and Hummels? We said that we trust the challenged players and we are on the right track, ”said the coach. There were no scandals, although the reason for them, perhaps, was even more compelling than in the case of the Russian national team, which is really experiencing problems with the composition.–

However, the story being discussed today is not so new for Russian football. Italian Fabio Capello, who led the national team at the 2014 World Cup, also attributed the weak result to the wrong actions of the players on the field. In the group stage, the Russian team lost to Belgium, drew with Algeria and South Korea. Capello said then that he did not see his fault for not reaching the playoffs. The reason for the failures, in his opinion, is the goalkeeper’s mistakes Igor Akinfeev and the inaccuracy of Russian forwards. In fairness, it should be noted that even then, such harsh judgments about the players did not sound.–

But if you think about it, nothing out of the ordinary on Match TV has happened. Cherchesov came (which, by the way, really requires some courage) and spoke with his characteristic emotionality. And, of course, the reaction followed. There is only one question: how reasonable is it now, six months before the Euro, to conduct a conversation in this tone not in the locker room, but on the federal channel?

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