Goalkeeper coach of the Russian national football team Vitali Kafanov said PSG goalkeeping coach had noticed progress Matvey Safonov in a Parisian club.
Team Russia will hold friendly matches with teams from Vietnam (September 5) and Thailand (September 7). The matches will take place in Hanoi, Vietnam. Among the goalkeepers, Matvey Safonov, Andrey Lunev and Evgeny Latyshonok have been called up to the Russian national team.
— Will Safonov arrive?
– Yes, I have already trained today, and tomorrow I will fly to the national team. He was slightly ill. He was supposed to play the first match against Lille.
From conversations with Matvey, I see that changes are happening. The training process is different, the players’ skills are different, and the speed of decision-making is different. According to the PSG goalkeeper coach, Matvey is growing. He needs time to adapt. Lunev needed two months, Matvey will need the same. I think the later Matvey’s first match, the better.
— What match will Safonov play?
“We want everyone to play.” At first, then after a conversation with the PSG goalkeeping coach, I heard and we were offered to play a match against a team higher in the ranking. Matvey will play against Thailand.
— How do you find Letty?
— I am pleasantly surprised by the way Latyshonok plays. It’s psychology, mentality. I don’t remember a time when a goalkeeper from a relegated RPL team came to the best club in the country and started playing as number one. That’s why he is in the team.
— How is a goalkeeper selected for the team?
— I bring Karpin the name of the goalkeeper on a piece of paper. He asks why he is playing, ” correspondent reports, reporting Kafanov’s words.
In June, Safonov left Krasnodar for PSG; the 25-year-old goalkeeper’s contract runs until 2029.
The matches of the Russian national team with the teams of Vietnam and Thailand will be broadcast live on the channel, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.
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Source : MatchTV
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