MOSCOW, Mar 16, Alexander Sergeev. Former head coach of CSKA club and national team Russia Valery Gazzaev said that every year there is talk about possible changes in Russian football. Earlier, the RB Sport portal reported that at the general meeting of the clubs of the Russian Premier League (RPL), which is scheduled for March 22, the issue of returning championship on the spring-autumn system. «I have repeatedly said that the autumn-spring system gave us the opportunity to be in a single European calendar, there are pauses in winter and summer. And with the spring-autumn format, there have been no pauses since March to December. In summer, in some cities, the temperature reaches 35 degrees Celsius, in such conditions it is forbidden to play. Also, every two years the World Cup or the European Championship. Leagues stop during them. Under both systems, we play in the same time periods, in fact there is no difference s. The reasons must be sought elsewhere — in the thoughtful preparation of the players, the training process, tactics, individual technical equipment, tactical flexibility, and the psychology of the winner. That's where we need to move,» Gazzaev said. «From year to year, when we fly out of major competitions, there is talk that we need to raise children's football and we need to change the format. There are no more arguments. It is necessary to properly organize the work not only in professional football, but also in children's sports schools. Every year we have to analyze the situation and follow the trends in the development of world football and implement them in our work. We have always had our own Russian school, which was based on good psychology, physical fitness and technical skills. This is very important, we must follow this, and not look for reasons to return to the spring-autumn format. It doesn't make any sense. What are the arguments for this?» he added.
