Goalkeeper coach of the Russian national team Vitaly Kafanov in an interview with , he admitted that he was worried about the psychological state of the Qarabag goalkeeper Andrey Lunev after the defeat in the second leg of the 1/8 finals of the Europa League with Bayer.
The match in Leverkusen ended with a score of 3:2 in favor of the Germans. Bayer scored two goals in stoppage time in the second half and advanced to the next round. Previously, Lunev was included in the final list of the Russian national team for friendly matches with the teams of Serbia and Paraguay.
— How do you evaluate Lunev’s performance in the matches against Bayer? And doesn’t he need a break to recover psychologically?
— Qarabag took the lead twice and lost the victory twice in the final minutes. For him, the matches with Bayer were very important, Andrei was really looking forward to them. At first they played two group matches, where Qarabag lost heavily, then they held on at home until the last, but eventually lost on the penalty spot. Today, history has repeated itself. They led 2-0 twice and missed their chance each time.
These defeats are very painful and weigh psychologically on the goalkeeper, the team and the coaches. This brand stays for a long time. Rostov also lost several matches in the final minutes in September-October. I know this has a very painful effect on players.
I hope that Andrey can quickly forget this defeat. It will be difficult, but it is necessary first. I hope he’s a psychologically strong and cold-blooded guy. He has to face this. A good goalkeeper must be able to forget such defeats and move forward, becoming stronger. He has enough time for that. I will not hide it, I am now worried about Lunev’s psychological state,” Kafanov told .
The Russian national team’s training camp began on March 14 in Novogorsk. The match with the Serbian national team will take place on March 21, the match with the Paraguay team will take place on March 25. Both matches will take place at the VTB Arena in Moscow.
The channel will broadcast live friendly matches of the Russian national football team with the teams of Serbia and Paraguay.
Source : MatchTV
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