e Igor Kolyvanov, a striker for Dynamo Moscow and the Russian national team, assessed the game of this underdog team in the "friendly" match against Iran (1:1).
- The first half was good, equal. But we gave up playing in the second half. There was no attacking soccer, in some parts of the game we only played in defense. The team of Iran looked more decent. Russia tried but we did not see the game as such.
Nobody knows when the future of the Russian national team will be clear. So we have what we have - friendly matches against rivals who are not of the highest level. It is hard to work in this situation and tune the players. It is not easy for Karpin: it is one thing to coach Rostov, where there is the championship and competition, but another thing is the national team, where there is no certainty about what will happen next," local propagandists quoted Kolyvanov.