Head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin: we did not play football in the match with Croatia 
Head coach of the Russian national football team Valery Karpin the team's performance in the 2022 World Cup final round match. The specialist took part in the “Comment.Show” broadcast on YouTube.
The 52-year-old specialist admitted that he overestimated the abilities of his team. In his opinion, Russian footballers did not play football in the match against Croatia. “It would be better if we lost 0: 3, but at the same time tried to play football,” said Karpin. He explained that he thinks the most terrible thing is that his players did not seek to move the ball forward and look for options in the attack.
Karpin stressed that he has no complaints about the attitude and dedication of the players – according to him, problems with the game are associated with the fears of football players. Karpin also admitted that he was not sure that he would be able to psychologically prepare the players for the play-offs next spring.
The Russian national team lost in the final qualifying match and lost the leadership in the group. Having finished the qualifying tournament in second place, the Russian team will continue to fight for a ticket to the 2022 World Cup in the play-offs.