Monaco midfielder Alessandro Golovin said he brought new things to the Russian national team game Valery Karpin.
I remember the words of Valery Georgievich when he arrived: “We don’t want to just get three points, but to play football. We can win or lose, but I want my team not to be afraid to play. “So that the defender is not afraid to make a risky pass between the lines, which can be intercepted – but if he passes, it will lead to our dangerous moment. “I don’t want to see us shaking and hitting balls on top and in strikeouts. In Europe, people are not afraid to play, you have a level and my job is that you are not afraid,” Karpin said.
Was there fear in the qualifying match against Croatia? Actually the question. After the game in Split, Karpin asked: “What were we talking about? Why did you leave – and still the same thing? Probably, it was by pressing that we settled for a draw. Everyone thought: I’d better play slow, but I won’t go wrong and we’ll go further. This led to such a game and such an achievement.
