Russian coach Alexander Grigorian on the air of the program “There is a theme!” on the channel, he said he felt an increased motivation from young Russian footballers even with no international competitions on the schedule.
At the end of February 2022, FIFA and UEFA suspended Russian teams and clubs from participating in international tournaments due to the situation in Ukraine. The RFU considered the possibility of moving to the AFC, but it was decided to create a working group with the participation of representatives of UEFA and FIFA, which will discuss the prospects for Russian football in more detail. On February 1, 2023, the AFC Congress was held in Manama (Bahrain), where the head of the RFU, Alexander Dyukov, was present.
– Now there are training camps, I watch how the teams train. For the first time, I have the opportunity to look at it from the outside. It was the Russians who lit up, they train like gymnasts. It’s another level of inclusion. The guys are far from politics, but they caught the zeitgeist and lit up. It is the most important. I closed the window on Europe. There is a chance to have a window to Asia, but I think Asia will also be closed.
There’s football – that’s the only thing that interests me, I’m preparing for the worst. The guys show that you can light even with the windows closed. The guys took the impulse that you have to think not only about the absence of European competitions, but about the fact that you love football. A revolution is happening in people’s minds,” Grigoryan said.
The Russian football season will resume on February 22 with the matches of the FONBET Cup of Russia, and on March 3 the WORLD RPL will continue. Watch live broadcasts of the matches of the RPL and the Cup of the country on the federal channel and the thematic channels of the holding, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
Source : MatchTV
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