"We are all in a big swamp. The coaches as well as the players should run away from here," Andrei Kanchelskis on the realities o

Andrey Kanchelskis, a former Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk player who has lived in Russia for a long time, has spoken out on the current realities of Russian football.

"We are all well aware that we are now in a big swamp. So any offer has to be considered and run by coaches and players alike. But I'm talking about the top European championships, not Poland or Hungary. France, Belgium, Germany - the leagues of these countries should be used as a guide. You can also say that you can go to Luxembourg or Cyprus to coach. Of course not, you have to respect yourself. You need to look at the top 7 leagues in Europe.

Are our coaches in demand abroad? There used to be more interest in our specialists. Now the world has changed, there is not so much interest in our coaches. Now it is rare for Russian specialists to go to work abroad," Metaratings quotes Kanchelskis as saying.

It will be recalled that in the first days after Russia's attack on Ukraine, Russian football was expelled from all international tournaments both at club and national team level. Since then, Russian football clubs have only entertained each other in domestic tournaments, and the Russian national team has been content with friendly matches against Kyrgyzstan, Iraq and other Asian rivals.