UEFA’s decision to admit young footballers will lead to the development of players with a winning mentality in the Russian Federation, believes Grigoryan

Former head coach of Anzhi and Kuban Alexander Grigorian On , he said that UEFA’s decision to allow Russian footballers under the age of 17 to participate in international tournaments should lead to the development in Russia of players with a winning mentality.

On September 26, the UEFA Executive Committee authorized Russian teams composed of players under the age of 17 to participate in international tournaments. The union’s message stated that all matches of the Russian national teams should be held without the country’s flag, anthem and national uniform and outside the territory of the Russian Federation. Later, the Swedish Football Association announced that it would not allow the Russian women’s team to participate in the final of the U17 European Championship.

– Let us remember Marcus Aurelius. In any situation, you have to imagine the worst case scenario. For example, we will never participate anywhere. The limitation of opportunities is new opportunities for us. Our guys are now involved differently, mobilized internally. The outskirts of our country have completely lit up. What should we strive for if there are no European Cups? To master ! And that means we will change mentally.

If our youth teams have the opportunity, let’s approach it creatively, with maximum frenzy. In my opinion, it would now be humiliating for these boys and girls not to give 100%, not to react as much as possible to provocations. We can become mentally stronger. We must prepare ourselves for criticism and provocations, for unjust judgments.

Now we can prepare footballers with a new mentality, prepare a new generation of winning players,” Grigoryan said on the air of the program “There is a topic!” on the channel.