It decided that Russia is a football giant, and Wales – dwarf?
So, our team lost the decisive match. Lost outright, with no chance to win, without the slightest glimmer of a good game.
In past years, we rightly blame the refereeing. Yes, our team was killed, defiantly mocked, and Russian football officials have not filed even a formal protest. We were angry, saying to themselves that an appeal against the outcome does not serve and so on.
But the players appeal to the referee does not pass, we lost two games out of three it is the case, did one random draw. Everyone understands that, in fact, the match against England, the Russian team lost outright.
In years past we said, “Yes, we lost, but there is a promising team”. Now we cannot say this. The team are in Albania, Iceland, as you can see, a great team put tiny Wales, but not Russia.
In such cases it is customary to reproach the players with large fees, they are not practiced. However, the contract of the leader of the Welsh Gareth Bale exceeds all contracts taken together all the Russian players, released on the 20th of June.
It is considered that our “stars” do not go to the European clubs, because they are paying so much at home. And I think that they are just and no one invites. They are not wanted in the Western teams, if not to take the second League of Switzerland, of course.
By the way, the Swiss team out of the group, and no one will say that she was lucky. Did not go out because there was a judge, and not because of dumb luck. No, just the Swiss played well, and the result is natural.
The barrage of criticism already collapsed on the coach Leonid Slutsky. Yes, he can claim as his predecessors. Criticized, after all, and Pavel Sadyrin, Oleg Romantsev, Anatoly Byshovets. At the time hard got George Arzewo, Valery Gazzayev and Yury Semin.
After all the best domestic coaches have failed, is thinking about a foreign coach. Called Guus Hiddink, at which the command has performed a miracle: I made the semi-finals of the European championship. But as soon as the team stumbled in qualifying for the world Cup, Hiddink was “asked” to leave.
And yet the trend was already set, so came the whole era of foreign tail. But neither dick Advocaat, nor Fabio Capello could not even close to repeat the success of Hiddink.
And then came Leonid Slutsky, and suffered a complete collapse. The collapse of expectations. I would argue that no one, no coach would not have achieved better results. From the group, may be released, using the reform Platini, the filing of which even the team that won third place, has a chance to get into the next round of the competition.
But this is expected of our fans? No, fans want victories.
The question arises: on what basis these dreams? Name at least one player of the national team of Russia for the last 20 years, which would be stable out of the first team powerhouse? Wales can call this. We don’t. So where are all agreed that Russia is a football giant, and Wales dwarf? No, the dwarf on the field – this is Russia, and this deplorable fact it is necessary to proceed.
It is time to honestly admit that the football we are weak, and play defense is not a shame, but the only tactic that gives at least some chances of success. Yes, it’s a way for the weak, but the football Russian such.
In the match against England, the team played on the rebound, and made at least a random draw. Against Slovakia once again leaped unfounded ambition, and received two balls in its gate.
Perhaps, stood in defense for 90 minutes against the Slovaks, we would have had two points, and with some luck, all four. Then the match against Wales it doesn’t need Russia’s only victory, and again it would be possible to fight back.
In the end, Greece is the same with the game “11 the defense” began in 2004 European champion and we once again are going home with a hideous result.
I don’t want a thousand times to repeat platitudes about the revival of youth football and the restoration of the system of talent search, ie absolutely necessary things. All this before a thousand times. But even with these necessary steps, we will get results only after many years. And I want to win today.
That should win, only that you need to soberly assess his football place, and it is among the latter.
P. S the head coach of Russian national team Leonid Slutsky after the defeat of Wales took full responsibility for the failure on himself, reports Sport-Express. “We had enough preparation time to determine the composition. But once this is out, it’s probably, even not probably, and for sure – the coach did not cope with their duties”, – said the coach of the national team. According to him, the team needs to be another coach: “it is necessary that the other person tried to prepare the team for future important events, crucial for the development of football in the country.”
