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Excellent performance

The Russian national football team was in a small step to reach the semi-finals at the world championships at home. By entering the first four national teams of the planet, we have been separated by a series of sanctions against Croats, many of whom represent the best European clubs.

Even out of context, reaching the quarter-finals of the World Cup is a fantastic result. Objectively, no one initially believed in the possibility of such a speech.

Stanislav Cherchesov's team was in a very comfortable group and the playoff was considered the minimum play, but our national team was waiting for either the Spaniards or the Portuguese. With the latter there was already the experience of the battle in the Confederations Cup, which resulted in a minimal but regular defeat.

Well, the victory over "red fury" could only be imagined in dreams. Nevertheless, the hosts of the World Cup have managed to create the impossible, having managed to reach the quarterfinals, where they have not conceded in any way to the Croatian national team.

After such a performance, I really wanted to continue the fairy tale. But if you evaluate the results of the tournament, the Russian team must put a solid "five" without options.

Transformation

Evaluating the prospects of the team before the start of the world forum, experts and supporters were skeptical not only level of football players

All that s & rsquo; happened with the national team caused sadness, perplexity and irritation. The team has installed an anti-record before the 2018 World Cup, failing to win in seven consecutive games, the game with virtually no chance to score and with big problems in the defense has not impressed, and the head coach has breathed confidence and calm.

It seemed that Stanislav Cherchesov's self confidence was not saved. Fans dreamed of the resignation of the head coach and were split between the support of the national team and the desire to be absent from the group, so that the vague mentor could not remain after the tournament at the head of the national team. Almost everyone who looked at the team at least one eye.

All the words of the head coach, told by him at press conferences before the tournament and repeatedly ridiculed by reporters and fans, proved to be true. really changed in the tournament. The scheduled meetings with an emphasis on physics have made the team functional at an excellent level, and Russian players have been the most successful team of the tournament

In the quarterfinals the toughest with Croatia, the Russian team ran eight kilometers more than the opponent.

But the team was preparing not only to run. Cherchesov and his badistants did a tremendous tactical job, and on the World Cup, Russia was one of the coaching teams of the 2018 World Cup.

Our team is ably adapted to the opponent, using his weaknesses. And if the victory over Saudi Arabia and Egypt can hardly be described as a feat, although the correct game plan plays an important role, then the 120-minute confrontation with the game will not be possible. Spain and Croatia would be impossible without a strategy that works on the opponent. 19659007] Command

Another important nuance was the unity of the team. The players clashed in this World Cup, thought each other and – very importantly – believed the coach and followed him.

On the sidelines of a year and a half of Cherchesov's work with the country's main team, rumors were circulating that the players were not taking it seriously. laughing behind the back of the head coach.

Even if all this is true, Stanislav Salamovich broke the situation at the world forum and became a real mentor for the players.

Footballers are a specific people, rather capricious and respectful of authority. just like that. But when they see that the plan proposed by the coach works, as in the group stage, faith appears in their head.

In the match against Spain, the guys did everything they told the staff.

With Croatia there was a similar story, and the strategy worked even better – Russia led in the count and attacked much more than in the 1/8 finals, although it was necessary to suffer cuts

the players themselves. They were really one for each other and played for the fans, as stated throughout the tournament. Otherwise, it would be impossible to recover during the additional time when the tactic had already been moved to the tenth plane because of tension and fatigue.

Made by the Russian national team at home world championship is also very important forced the fans to really want to support it. The country fell in love with its national team again!

It was the love of the team for Euro 2008, where Guus Hiddink, Andrei Arshavin and Co. reached the semifinals.

Then Maribor was late 2009, not allowed at the World Cup, and the history of hookah. Two years after the promising start of Euro 2012, the conversation between Greece and Arshavin about expectations and problems with a drunken MP in the lobby has failed … Since 1965, Russian footballers have rejected most of people in their country. But the 2018 World Cup team broke the situation, finding love again. And I really want her not to spill her on the mundial house later.

Heroes

Like any successful team any Russia had its own personal heroes on the ground

It's Of course goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev, who not only won the post-match series in Spain, taking Koke strikes and Iago Aspas, but also as a reliability dummy.

Sergei Ignashevich before the call, next to which new edges the skates sparkled the game of Ilya Kutepov

The Brazilian naturalized Mario Fernandez, who gave himself a game for the national team of the country where is really happy. He was impbadive on his right flank in the defense, constantly increasing the pressure in the attack and eventually equalizing the score in overtime by playing with the Croatians.

Brilliantly watched midfield Alexander Golovin and Roman Zobnin. They did an incredible amount of work sometimes discreet, while the first was also a key figure in the creation, and the second was in the destruction.

Denis Cheryshev may not have been the leader of the collective and the best in all the actions. the best scorer of the team. Each of his goals was very beautiful, and all were very important.

And, of course, Artem Dzyuba. The striker's trip to the World was a big question, and he held the tournament with an incredible mood, after the first game he was forced to leave the base of Fyodor Smolov

Dzyuba scored three goals , made two pbades and became a true leader. After such a tournament, it seems that when the career of the national team will be completed by Igor Akinfeev, the captain's bandage should move directly to Artem.

Smolov's Fail

Fedor Smolov is the only player on this team to have frankly failed. Igor Smolnikov, retired in his only match against Uruguay, and played only in this meeting, Alexei Miranchuk).

The best Russian scorer in the Premier League of the last three years had high expectations. He himself raised the bar by playing for the club and the team of Cherchesov, as well as by the declared desire to go abroad.

Smolov announced that this World Cup will be for him a show and relies on the offers of Western clubs. proposals will also be, but he failed the examination. Fedor did not score any points in the "goal + pbad" system, he made a penalty shot against Spain, but did not score at the Croats, having broken indistinctly.

Now it is unlikely that draws attention to the fact that Smolov It remains to wish that the Krasnodar attacker does not become discouraged, that it becomes more strong, as he himself declared after the flight, and that he achieved the goals that he set himself. If Fedor does not skid, this tournament will not be the last for him at the level of the national team. And the opportunity to score at the World Championships will still be presented.

The New Old National Team

An important issue is the future of the national team. What will happen next with the team?

It is obvious that Stanislav Cherchesov will remain at the head of the team, and it is undoubtedly the right decision.

The team needs to be updated in this case. Sergey Ignashevich finished his career, finished the performance of the national team Alexander Samedov.

Georgy Jikia, Victor Vasin and Alexander Kokorin will come back after injuries. I will try to return to the team won the clip shortly before the tournament Denis Glushakov …

Leading the country's main team qualifying for the European Championship and a new tournament – the League of Nations. It will be very interesting to see if the team will be able to develop what it has acquired at the world home championship.

We can not claim the quarter-finals of the World Cup, but we want players capitulation, as in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kazan and Sochi this summer.

Alexander Sedov