Russian ex-football player: “There is absolutely no motivation to play the matches of the national team now”

Former footballer Roman Shishkin spoke about the possible friendly match between the Russian national team and the Iranian national team.

— There is absolutely no motivation to play matches now. It is not clear who will be called up to the national team now? These are surface games and surface fees. On the other hand, why not assemble a team? There are no European cups, there is enough time. Now the choice of an opponent depends on whether the country is friendly to us. Iran is considered friendly, so they agreed to the match. With regard to the result and motivation, of course, it will be difficult to come up with something to force yourself to give all the best. And the interest in this match will not be the same as usual. Even from Russian fans,” Shishkin told local media.