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The football player of the Russian national team Kutepov about the game at the 2018 World Cup: “There was no such thing that we failed with the whole defense”
Ilya Kutepov / Photo: © RIA Novosti/Evgenia Novozhenina
Defender of the Moscow “Torpedo” Ilya Kutepov shared his opinion about the game of the Russian national team at the 2018 World Cup.
At the home World Cup, the Russian team showed the best result in history – reached the quarterfinals, where they lost to the future finalists, the Croats, in a penalty shootout.
– (Central defender of the national team Sergey) Did Ignashevich really influence you so much that you gave out the best tournament in your career? Many believe that this is thanks to him.
— Separately, Ignashevich did not train me, ha ha. I don’t know where it came from that I played well thanks to Ignashevich. Yes, it was convenient, comfortable. But there was no such thing that we failed with the whole defense, and Sergei Nikolayevich played alone for everyone. We did one thing. At the same time, no one argues – he made a huge contribution, – quotes Kutepov “Championship”.
Source: Sportbox
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