Artem Dziuba said that he did not go to the national team gathering for family reasons
Zenit striker Artem Dzyuba explained his absence from the Russian national team. It is reported by “Sport-Express”.
Dzyuba admitted that he wanted to spend more time with his family. The football player stressed that his reluctance to go to the training camp is not related to politics.
“It seems to me that there was a misunderstanding, Valery Georgievich [Карпин] I was misunderstood or his words were misinterpreted, ”added the forward. Earlier, the head coach of the Russian team said that Dziuba asked not to be called up to the national team against the backdrop of the situation in Ukraine, where the striker has many relatives.
Due to the postponement of the matches of the 22nd round of the Russian Premier League on March 19 and 20, the coaching staff of the national team decided to hold a training camp in Moscow. It will take place from 21 to 27 March.
In September, Dziuba refused to be called up to the national team for qualifying matches for the World Cup. Then the footballer explained his decision by the fact that he was in suboptimal physical shape.
Source: Lenta
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