Head coach of Nizhny Novgorod “PARI NN” Sergei Yuran believes that the management of the Russian Premier League needs to show respect for the players and not hold matches of the Russian championship in severe frost.

At these moments, PARI NN is playing away against St. Petersburg Zenit in the match of the 18th round of the WORLD RPL.

— Maiga misses the game due to too many cards. After the game with Ural, and we played in -10, Stamatov and Zhivoglyadov immediately flew out with temperatures. After a day off, I once brought the team onto the field on Wednesday, at -12. Nigmatullin, a young guy Mukhin, flew out, Zhigulev was in doubt, but arrived. Temperature, they dripped him, pulled him out. The rest were on the verge, the doctor gave them vitamins. We went out to train one day on Wednesday, and many of us immediately had a sore throat.

I only took them out for 25 minutes. We played a little, there is a week-long cycle to prepare for the match. It’s sad, of course. I have great respect for functionaries. True, this is not some kind of sarcasm, but what surprised me most was how careless we are about football players. We played on December 2nd and in many regions it was already -10, in Moscow – minus 8. With humidity and wind, the temperature is lower.

Zenit has a wonderful arena where you can close the roof and train. What was left for us? In the gym at the base, stretch and spin bicycles. If I had brought them out again, the match might not have taken place, there would have been no one to bring. Let us respect football players. They still have to go out and train.

The tour took place on December 2 – invite the coaches, ask a question, consult with us. In Germany it’s -3, -4 degrees, the weather is unfavorable, there’s snow somewhere, they’re shouting on all channels that you need to think about the health of the football players, there’s a chance of getting injured. Unfortunately, this is how it is with us.

It’s good that you brought the team. Lost key players. We will play, what to do. The tour could have been done safely in the spring. Who are we playing for? There are few spectators in Moscow, I watched Lokomotiv – Ural. Honestly, I just feel sorry for the guys, I went through this myself. We played the famous Champions League with Spartak, we had no choice. These are European Cups, we trained on snow in Tarasovka, it’s all clear. But we have a way out and this can be solved. Please, my beloved functionaries. Won’t I be disqualified for this? Otherwise my colleagues have already been disqualified. Do not do it, Please. We must respect the players,” Match TV quotes Yuran.

Watch the live broadcast of the match “Zenit” – “PARI NN” at this moment on the TV channels “Match TV” and MATCH PREMIER, as well as on the websites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru.

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