“It’s hard for the Russian national team to progress, playing in such friendly matches as with Iraq” – Semshov

It is hard for the Russian national team to grow, playing in such friendly matches as with Iraq, Igor Semshov, head coach of the Chaika football club, told RB Sport.

The Russian national team on Sunday in St. Petersburg in a friendly match defeated the Iraqi team with a score of 2:0. The score was opened by Anton Miranchuk in the 50th minute. Sergey Pinyaev doubled his advantage on the 58th.

– The game turned out with two different halves, – said Semshov. – In the first, the Russian team played slowly, made many mistakes, and in the second they added movement, accuracy of passes, and aggression in front. Because of this, goals immediately went, an advantage appeared.

– How do you rate Pinyaev’s game?

– There was a lot of sharpness from him and from Miranchuk. They played actively in the first and second halves. What was required of Pinyaev, he did it. You still need to play official matches for the Russian team to progress. It’s hard to grow when you play in friendly matches like with Iraq. But any footballer who puts on the jersey of the Russian national team must show his best qualities.

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• The midfielder of the Iraqi national team called Pinyaev the best football player of the Russian team