Valery Karpin on the defeat of Cyprus: in the first half I did not like our game the ninth round of the qualifying tournament of the 2022 World Cup against Cyprus. The words of the specialist sounded on the air of Match TV.
Karpin admitted that he did not like the game of the national team in the first half. “We scored quickly and decided it would be easy. They began to overexpose the ball, ”the specialist said. “In the second half, everything began to work out,” he said. The coach also added that the defender of the team Georgy Dzhikia was ready to take part in the match, but the coaching staff decided to keep it.
Earlier, the Russian national team won a crushing victory over Cyprus. Russian footballers sent six unanswered goals into the opponent's goal.
The Russian team is leading in Group H before the final round of the qualifying tournament. On November 14, Karpin's team will have an away match with the Croats, who are in second place.