The head coach of the Russian national football team Valery Karpin said that the crushing victory of the Cyprus team in the qualifying match only added emotions before the qualifying match with Croatia. He told reporters about this factor, RIA Novosti reports.
“I am glad that the score is large, it cannot play negatively before the game with Croatia. This could have been a disadvantage if the next match was against Malta. There is no need to set anyone up for Croatia, everyone understands the strength of the opponent. The score 6: 0 only adds emotion. And Croatia is a separate issue, ”Karpin said.
Earlier, Karpin commented on the victory of the national team in the match with Cyprus. He admitted that he did not like the game of the players in the first half. “We scored quickly and decided it would be easy. They began to overexpose the ball, ”the specialist said. “In the second half, everything began to work out,” he said. The coach also added that the defender of the team Georgy Dzhikia was ready to take part in the match, but the coaching staff decided to keep him.
The meeting took place on November 11 in St. Petersburg. The Russian national team won a crushing victory over the guests, sending six unanswered goals into their gates. The double was designed by Alexander Erokhin. Fyodor Smolov, Alexey Sutormin, Andrey Mostovoy and Anton Zabolotny also distinguished themselves. The victory over Cyprus allowed the Russian national team to maintain the leadership in Group H.
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