S.-PETERSBURG, 7 Jan, Taras Barabash. The head coach of the Russian national football team, Valery Karpin, has every right not to call Zenit St. Petersburg striker Artem Dzyuba to the national team, as he is responsible for the result, ex-Russian midfielder Viktor Fayzulin said in an interview. Dzyuba played his last match. for the Russian national team in June at the European Championship against the Danish team (1: 4). Karpin, who led the national team in July 2021, included the forward in the extended squad for the October 2022 World Cup qualifier, but Dziuba himself refused the challenge. The striker was no longer included in the extended squad for the November matches. At the end of December, Dziuba said that he did not mind taking a step towards the head coach of the national team Karpin. «Karpin said correctly: if you are a director, you should be asked. This is a question of trust. Karpin will answer for everything, «- answered Faizulin when asked if the conflict between Karpin and Dzyuba affects the interests of the national team.» And if it does not work out, then they will ask him. . I would like the team to go to the World Cup, and with or without Artyom Dziuba it makes no difference, «added the UEFA Cup winner, three-time Russian champion with Zenit.
