Cherchesov: Russia are on a right track
In an talk with FIFA.com, Russia conduct manager Stanislav Cherchesov drew some conclusions from a Final Draw for a 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia™ and suggested his expectations for a contest subsequent year.
FIFA.com: Russia, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Uruguay. Your initial impressions after a draw?
Stanislav Cherchesov: I can't contend if a group’s good or bad for us yet, we have to accumulate information. The usually transparent advantage for us that we can see right now is that we will have worse opponents with any game: initial one – opposite a organisation from 4 Pot, final one – a diversion opposite a 2 Pot Team.
Russia will open a eventuality opposite Saudi Arabia during Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium on 14 June. Is there anything we already know about a initial opponent?
I won’t lie, I’ve never seen them play before. we only know that [Juan Antonio] Pizzi took assign of a organisation recently. In a integrate of weeks we could substantially tell we some some-more details.
What are your expectations for this World Cup?
Our idea is unequivocally clear, it didn’t change after a draw. We should validate for a knockout stage and afterwards we’ll see what’s going to happen.
Did a organisation benefit certainty from a new 3-3 pull with Spain, one of a best inhabitant teams in a world?
Both a outcome and, some-more importantly, a opening gratified a fans. They’ll conduct into a new year in a certain support of mind, meaningful that we’re on a right track. Everyone’s clarity of confidence and wish have taken a boost after this game. We should give due credit to a Russian Football Union, who in a brief duration of time managed to find a organisation such top-level opponents as Argentina and Spain. Ignoring a FIFA Confederations Cup, we haven’t had any rival matches this year, so we’ve attempted to get a many out of a conditions we’ve found ourselves in.
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What pivotal changes have taken place in a Russian inhabitant organisation given Aug 2016, when we took over a side?
There are dual things to be mentioned. Firstly, we’ve brought a normal age of a patrol down. Our immature players are not only receiving call-ups, they are indeed personification in a starting choice – guys like Daler Kuzyayev, Roman Zobnin, Aleksandr Golovin, Georgi Dzhikiya, Andrei Lunyov and a Miranchuk brothers. Secondly, we’ve altered a arrangement and switched to 3 during a back. The Sbornaya had a opposite complement before, though there’s an reason for everything. Former leaders of a side, like a Berezutsky brothers and Sergei Ignashevich, called time on their general careers, so we had to adjust to a new circumstances. The guys now occupying a defensive spots for a inhabitant organisation also play in that arrangement for their bar sides.
Where does a organisation need to urge from a tactical indicate of view?
We need to find change in counterclaim and attack, so that we can get formula while personification appealing football. We’ve managed to grasp this in utterly a few matches, though opposite Argentina (a 1-0 defeat) for instance we didn’t. We were organized and played good in counterclaim opposite a Argentinians, though we didn’t demeanour that considerable going brazen and this sinister a altogether performance. Of course, we were adult opposite glorious opposition, confronting a likes of Lionel Messi, Sergio Aguero and Javier Mascherano. Nevertheless, we should have finished improved in attack. We were many some-more melancholy opposite Spain.
One of a many gifted players in Russia, Alan Dzagoev, has already missed a few critical tournaments by injury. Will we be relying on a midfielder as one of your pivotal players during Russia 2018?
With Dzagoev, we can’t contend he’s good during some things though diseased during others. He’s got a whole package: good technique, pace, ability on a round and vision. He can pass good and finish off moves. Unfortunately, Alan is rarely damage disposed and this is a contrition for him and us. It’s appreciative to see that recently he’s had a run of diversion during CSKA Moscow. He’s an critical actor for us and we unequivocally wish he’ll be fit subsequent summer.
Will Igor Akinfeev sojourn as captain of a organisation during a World Cup?
We are not even deliberation anyone else for a purpose of captain. Akinfeev is a critical actor for us. As goalkeeper, he has achieved during a consistently high turn for bar and nation over many years. His purpose as screw and captain is critical both on a representation and off it. He’s able of bailing us out and changing a march of a diversion when we need it most.
Russia are going into a World Cup on home dirt corroborated by their ardent supporters. Does that give we a poignant advantage over your opponents?
I don’t know how many of an advantage it is, though it’s really not a disadvantage. We gifted a fans’ support during a Confederations Cup already and it seems to me that a bond with them has got even stronger in new outings. We wish we can win over even some-more fans in a rave to a World Cup.
Performance-wise, what are your expectations for a World Cup?
The World Cup is a top feat in this sport, so we contingency quarrel for a top honours. We wanted to validate from a organisation during a Confederations Cup and contest for a title, though ultimately, we didn’t accommodate a target. At a same time, however, a organisation put in a decent arrangement and gave means for some confidence among a fans. We’d like a sporting side of things to be some-more successful during Russia 2018. Firstly, we have to get out of a organisation and afterwards we’ll see what’s next.
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