Head Coach”Wings of the Soviets» Igor Osinkine spoke about the pros and cons of the decision to transfer Russian football to the Asian Confederation.
On December 23, the RFU executive committee postponed the transfer decision to the AFC. RFU President Alexander Dyukov said the final decision would be made on December 27 and the RFU had time to apply for AFC membership by December 31 so that the Russian team could participate in the qualification. for the 2026 World Cup.
– It is still difficult to understand what advantages this transition will bring us, what it will bring to this or that club. We also don’t know how ready they are to accept us. Let’s say that international isolation really affects the preparation of our players.
The teams below sixth place were able to replace the lack of matches with the Russian Cup, which was quite successful in terms of format in this situation. But for those who claim to participate in international club tournaments, questions arise. Travel distances will increase, we do not know what the logistics will be. There are many questions.
At the level of the national team, we made a vacuum and we only played friendly matches. Of course, the national team lacks certain tournament tasks and motivation. However, the national team of each football player is a very important part of his career, an assessment of his skills and the possibility of testing himself at a certain level. Previously, the Asian tournament seemed a bit fleeting for European countries. But recently everything has changed, the teams are progressing. Japan, Korea, Australia and Saudi Arabia drew in Qatar. These teams not only played in the World Cup, but most of them qualified for the playoffs. The level in Asia is on the rise.
Did I go to football while on vacation in Thailand? No, there was enough football, the World Cup was on. In addition, winter is the time of selection, in which I am very involved. It is necessary to combine all business with rest, – Metaratings.ru quotes Osinkin.
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Source : MatchTV
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