Anatoly Byshovets, who headed the Russian national football team in 1998, spoke about his attitude to the statement of the head coach of the national team Valery Karpin about his possible resignation. The ex-coach shared his opinion with RB Sport.
Byshovets expressed confidence that the national team will be able to make it to the upcoming world championship. The specialist stressed that the national team has enough potential and opportunities, and the players can fight with serious rivals in play-offs. In his opinion, it is not worth changing the coaching staff. “If we go to the 2022 World Cup, then only with Karpin,” he said.
The former head coach of the national team praised Karpin’s work. The team continues to struggle to reach the final stage of the tournament. “This is an achievement, because it was impossible to imagine a coach who would have done better than Karpin,” the specialist noted.
The defeat of the Russian national team against Croatia did not allow Karpin’s team to retain the leadership in Group H. The Croats bypassed the Russians and qualified for the 2022 World Cup from the first place. The Russian national team will have to fight for a ticket to the world championship in the play-offs.
After the defeat of the national team, Karpin admitted that he admits leaving the post of head coach. He said that it will take him a week to make a final decision.
Karpin took over the Russian national team in July. The specialist agreement is calculated until the end of December.
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