MOSCOW, September 10, Alena Sulizova. Former player of the Moscow » Lokomotiv «Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, in a conversation with, called the head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin an iron man for calling 49 football players to the national team.
Earlier, the coaching staff of the national team announced the call-up of 49 players to the September training camp. On Thursday, the Russian national team met with the Egyptian Olympic team in Suez. The game ended with the score 1:1. By decision of the coaching staff of the Russian national team, a group of football players corresponding in age to the Egyptian team (not older than 23 years) took part in the game.
“»Initially, of course, it attracted a lot of attention, 49 people — I just can’t imagine. Karpin is an iron man along with his staff. With so many players it’s hard to pay attention to everyone. But maybe somehow the coaching staff divided the responsibilities among themselves. If possible, probably yes, the necessary measure is to divide into two teams in order to watch more guys. It’s hard to find matches now, but we need to watch the players,” said Bilyaletdinov.
Another friendly match of the Russian national team against the Olympic team of Egypt will be held in Suez on September 11. Also, a meeting between the national teams of Qatar and Russia will be held on September 12 in Al Wakra at the Al Janoub Stadium, which hosted seven matches of the 2022 World Cup. Start of the game — 18:15 Moscow time.