The head coach of the Russian national team Valery Karpin complained about the difficulty of finding sparring partners for his team during the suspension of international competitions. The specialist, who also heads Rostov, noted that many refuse to play with representatives of the aggressor country even after preliminary agreements.

Karpin said this in an interview with the This is football, brother! YouTube channel. According to the coach of the Russian national team, who was mocked for calling up more than 40 players, the Russian Football Union (RFU) is unable to approve the Russian national team's calendar in advance.

"The Federation is trying to find an opponent. Of course, I wish that we already knew the opponents for October so that they were one hundred percent certain. But we live in the situation we live in. Do you think the Russian Federation doesn't want to determine the opponent in three months? Of course they do. The African delegation is saying, 'We want to play with you in Moscow'. Then they disappear for a week, come back and say, 'No, we're not going to do it.' They probably consulted with someone in the government and were told that they didn't need to go," Karpin said.

Earlier, he spoke about the real situation in the country, shocking the fans. After these words, Karpin was called a "traitor" and demanded to be "brought to justice." In September, the Russian national team disgraced itself in three games, drawing twice and losing to the Egyptian Olympic team.

As OBOZREVATEL previously reported, Russian State Duma deputy Svetlana Zhurova proposed to hold a football match between Russia and the DPRK, causing hysteria among fans.

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