The head coach of the “Russian national team” expelled from all competitions, Valery Karpin, told how he motivated the players before the “friendly” matches with Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
— Naturally, I tried to tell them something. I honestly told them that I don’t know what we are preparing for now, and that I can’t tell them a specific date when we will play an official match next time. I turned to the new guys in the team and said that they needed these fees in order to understand the requirements for them, local media cite Karpin's revelations.