The Russian national football team should remind fans of itself and hold international matches in order to stay in good shape, according to former national team footballer Igor Semshov.

– Why don’t we play with the Iranian national team? Our national team exists. Anyway, after some time we will play somewhere in the selection, and every match of the national team goes to the piggy bank. When we will be admitted is unclear, but we must play and remind our fans that the Russian national team exists so that they do not lose interest in it and support it. Such international matches, as with Iran, exist to keep in good shape and the intensity has not disappeared anywhere. Yes, maybe we don’t play with the top teams. But when the stadiums fill up, our players should slowly remember this atmosphere.

Will Karpin have the optimal line-up for the game with Iran? But here it is worth asking the question – what is the main composition of our team? This is a national team, and Valery Georgievich will challenge those who are currently stronger. Yes, newcomers will be present, but the backbone of Karpin knows us too. If there is only one game with Iran, then, most likely, a more optimal line-up will be called. If in this cycle we play several friendly games, then we will give more newcomers to prove themselves, those whom Karpin called before. We don’t have any other players at the moment.

The same 20-30 players will go to the training camp, this is a clip, and the backbone is 12-13 people. Yes, Valery Georgievich did not call Miranchuk and Golovin, but they, most likely, will have to get to the national team for a long time, not by direct flights. In this situation, more emphasis is placed on making these players feel comfortable playing for their clubs, because there is a lot of competition there. It all depends on how expedient their call is. Moreover, we are well aware of the level of Miranchuk and Golovin.

Will Karpin Dzyuba be called up to the national team? We need to see how Artem can benefit the national team, how much he wants to play in the team. Dziuba already has serious experience, plus he played a lot for the national team. We all understand that at some point you have to end your career in the national team. We need to see how much he can help. And now you should not think about records. And probably, Dziuba himself does not think about records, but will try to play, benefit the club and, if necessary, the national team, – Semshov told Metaratings.ru.

Earlier, the Tasnim agency, citing a statement by the President of the Iranian Football Federation (FFIRI), Mehdi Taj, announced a meeting between the national teams of Russia and Iran in Tehran on March 22 or 23. According to Match TV, the Russian Football Union (RFU) is waiting for all the necessary documents for this meeting.

• The Russian national football team in March will hold a friendly match in Tehran against the team of Iran