Danil Glebov: “There was a little pride that I represent Russia as a captain”

Midfielder of the Russian national team Danil Glebov admitted that he was pleased to lead the team to a friendly match with Tajikistan with the captain’s armband.

The match between the national teams of Russia and Tajikistan took place on Thursday and ended with the score 0:0.

Was this match special for you?

“For me, every match is important,” Sport24 quoted Glebov as saying.

But here you are the captain of the team.

— All the same: I do not like to lose in life. Everywhere and always.

– Will you keep the bandage as a keepsake?

– I already gave it. There aren’t many of them, haha.

When did you find out you were going to be a captain?

– Only when they arrived at the stadium. I guessed it when I was walking to the locker room, and Pinyai came out from there with the words: “Oh, the captain is coming.” Well, I saw everything there: there was a bandage next to the hung uniform. And pennant.

— Surprised?

– A little yes. But my heart was pleased that I represent the country as a captain, there was a little pride. Deep down, I thought that this might happen. But I didn’t think about it all the time.

– Did the bandage affect your behavior during the match?

– Not. In every match I try to show everything with my example, return, work,

The meeting between Uzbekistan and Russia will be held on Sunday in Tashkent. The game will be shown live on the Match TV channel and the matchtv.ru website, starting at 15:00 (Moscow time).

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