Football player of Nizhny Novgorod “PARI NN” Ilya Kukharchuk, commenting on the recent statement of the head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin about the need for football players to leave for foreign championships, said that everyone can have a personal opinion on this issue.

Last week, the head coach of the Russian national football team, Valery Karpin, called on players to leave for European clubs. Later, in an interview with Match TV, he explained that during the press conference they were talking specifically about the best European championships, and his words on the topic were taken out of context.

— How do you feel about Karpin’s words that Russian football players need to go to Europe? Not everyone agrees with him.

– This is everyone’s personal opinion. Where should I go? I’ve been playing in Russia all my life, but I only recently returned to the RPL.

— Would you advise young football players to go to Europe?

– They need to play football, get practice – no matter where. The main thing is to play, and not sit on a bench in some cool club. If you don’t play, you need to go to another country or move to another Russian club,” RB Sport quotes Kukharchuk as saying.