Zenit goalkeeper Mikhail Kerzhakov, in an interview with , spoke about his feelings when calling up the Russian national team for matches with Egypt and Qatar, and also said that he was aware of his chances of getting into the starting lineup.
— Was the call-up to the national team last year a separate line?
– Probably not, because I didn’t play, but I just flew with her to watch a cool game in a nice stadium. In fact, the first time, the sensations were sharper and more emotional. From the second – no. I think if I had played it would have happened differently. But in principle, during this training camp, I understood that we were six goalkeepers. This means that two youngsters will play against Egypt, and it is unlikely that they will be able to make their debut against Qatar.
—Was this explained to you in any way?
— Of course, we had a conversation with Vitaly Vitalievich Kafanov. And of course he treated everything with understanding. It is clear that Matvey Safonov is number one, Ilya Lantratov is actually number one. And then there is Ilya Pomazun and me. This means that Matvey and Ilya Lantratov will play. Moreover, Vitalich said in a previous interview that he promised Lantratov to make his debut for the national team. I’m not small – I understand everything perfectly. And once again he thanked Vitalich very much for the opportunity to be part of the national team, for this experience. You watch how people work, you study something.
-Can this story continue? Why did you break up?
“It could have continued if I hadn’t been injured after the match with Lokomotiv.” We talked to Vitalich, he called and asked. But it happened like that.
— A year ago in Dubai, Kafanov said in an interview with that Mikhail Kerzhakov certainly deserves at least one match for the national team.
— From me only a huge thank you to Vitalich. I respect him a lot. In fact, many goalkeepers in our championship deserve to play for the national team. So everything is fine, no problem. As it will be, so it will be,” Kerzhakov told .
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