“Why do players have difficulty adapting after moving to adult football? Two years ago, the Russian youth team beat the Spanish national team. We shared first place in the group and were preparing for qualifying matches for the European U-21 Championship. The Russian U-19 team successfully faced Germany and came out first in the group at the qualifying tournament. Two years later, many of these guys went to Egypt and Qatar. Some players show progress, others don’t. This depends not only on the players themselves, but also on the work of clubs, coaches and administration. “It n There’s no one to blame here. Both the RFU, the coaching staff of the Russian national team, and players and coaches of clubs should think about why these guys who recently showed high-quality play in youth football and made facing difficult opponents suddenly stop progressing or even regress.” , – said Dyukov in an interview with a correspondent of the “Championship”.
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