MOSCOW, September 7, Sergey Fuks. Head coach of the Russian national football team Valery Karpin said that the reason for not calling the players from the European championships to the national team for the training camp was problems with logistics. On Wednesday, the Russian Football Union (RFU) announced the composition of the national team for the September training camp. The expanded list did not include players playing in the European championships. «As for the legionnaires, you understand everything correctly, the logistics are not very convenient, to put it mildly. Sasha Golovin has a lot of matches, especially since we know our legionnaires well, we know their capabilities. Lyosha Miranchuk was injured, but I don’t think there is such a need for Sasha Golovin,” Karpin told reporters. «We will have 23 people, I think, at the match. There are debutants, we need to get to know them, see them. Apart from goalkeepers, we do not have players over 30 years old. Nobody understands when our return will happen, we already know experienced players well, but young people need to feel the national team. There is no point in calling the same Smolov, especially since he is injured, «said the coach.
