On Sunday, the last matches were played in Group 3 of Division B of the Nations League. These games ended painfully for Kazakhstan, which lost away to Norway 0:5. The team led by Stanisław Czerczesow finished the competition in last place behind Norway, Austria and Slovenia, which means relegation to the C division.
What a blow to Cherchesov from a former footballer. “Everyone laughs at him”
The Kazakhs only scored one point, drawing 0-0 in the first home match against Norway. They lost the remaining matches, very badly, and ended the Nations League with a final goal balance of 0:15! “Of the 54 teams taking part in the Nations League, only two failed to score a goal in the current edition: the Kazakhstan national team and the Andorra national team” – analyzed by the Kazakh media, which strongly criticizes the national team coach, Stanislav Cherchesov.
– It's not an excuse, but we didn't have any advantages. In Astana we played on artificial pitch, where we had an advantage. Before I came here, there was no one who thought about it. We will return to Astana next year, although we were welcomed very well in Almaty. But we lost a percentage of our advantage this way. Before me, the national team was neglected – he explained Cherchesov.
These words were widely echoed, and Alexei Popov, his former protégé from Amkar Perm, also directed a blow at the coach, referring to these words. – Cherchesov is looking topicthat he could take care of. He is not a stupid person, he wants to shift the focus of conversations from the quality of his team's play to more abstract things to lower the temperature around him. How can the team be neglected when they almost qualified for the World Cup? I think he understood what he was saying and did it consciously, said the former representative of Kazakhstan.
– In Kazakhstan they are not happy with Cherchesov and his results, and in Russia everyone is laughing at him, just ask anyone. I'm tired of talking negatively about Cherchesov, I want something good, but he doesn't give a reason. Everyone says he is a great coach but there is never any positive feedback from him, how is that possible? – said Popov.
This is not the first time that a former player, among others, Rubina Kazan criticizes the former coach Legia Warszawa. Even before the two November ones matches Kazakhstan's national team said: – Due to the negative attitude towards the head coach in Kazakhstan, this boat will continue to rock. And the national team will suffer from it. Cherchesov is a stupid man, for him the most important thing in life is his own “I”, he doesn't care about the rest. That's why his career is developing in Kazakhstan – he said.