Yuri Semin urged RPL to postpone matches for the sake of the Russian national team's entry to the world championship 
Former coach of the Russian national team and Lokomotiv Yury Semin on the prospects of the national team in the play-offs in the struggle to reach the 2022 World Cup. His words are quoted by “Championship.com”.
The 74-year-old expert believes that the Russian Premier League (RPL) should meet Valery Karpin's team and postpone one or two rounds of the national championship. This, as Semin is convinced, will allow the Russian national team to prepare for the play-offs and successfully play in the playoffs of the World Cup qualifying tournament.
According to Semin, the possibility of postponing home championship games is a trump card that must be used. He also urged not to criticize Karpin's team for the failure in the match against Croatia. He said that the composition of the opponent was superior to the Russians in all positions.
The Russian national team lost to Croatia with a minimum score in the match of the final round of the qualifying tournament of the 2022 World Cup. The decisive goal was the own goal of the defender of the Russians Fyodor Kudryashov.
After the defeat from Croatia, the Russian national team was deprived of the opportunity to reach the 2022 World Cup directly. Karpin's team will have play-offs. The likely opponents of the Russians in the playoffs have already been determined.