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An ideologically true coach
It turns out that the question of the coach of the national football team or the leadership of the Russian Football Union every time becomes political. And the solution of these issues usually occurs in very high offices. The quality of disputes and decisions, however, is in doubt - politicians, like the whole country, are “understanding” in football.
The question of whom to appoint the Russian national football team was always a question, if not of paramount importance, then certainly a question to which the attention of a variety of people is riveted - from simple “Tagil” men to the president. Therefore, the candidacy of the future coach of the Russian football team is a figure, alkally, but political.
Passions around all sorts of posts of football functionaries are generally boring, serious. Before the head of the RFUSergey Fursenko had time to announce the resignation, as Vladimir Putin comments on his resignation. He says, they say, does not know who can become the next head of the Russian football union. During a visit to Jordan - it is clear that such an important question is that even in Jordan Putin and the journalists surrounding him could mostly interest him, and not the results of the visit itself.
Perhaps, by the way, that Putin was cunning. Traditionally, the post of head of the RFU, despite the “shot” nature of the position, becomes the object of almost Shakespearean passions. In 2003, for example, not only the President of the Union Vyacheslav Koloskov, but also such “political” heavyweights as the former head of the Kremlin and secretary of the Union State and Belarusian, Pavel Borodin and businessman Vladimir Potanin, claimed the post of head of the RFU. Then Koloskov resisted, but when they decided to replace him, he was called to the Kremlin and there for several hours he was persuaded to resign the then head of the presidential administration, and now Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Shortion picture.
And the last election of the head of the RFU were intriguing. In addition to Fursenko, a former deputy from Chukotka was also considered as a candidate, in addition to Fursenko. "Man Abramovich", and now the head of the Department of Culture of Moscow Sergey Kapkov. And only, as Kapkov himself said, “dear people” were able to convince him to withdraw his candidacy.
There were still no such intrigues with the team coach, although the level of generation of decisions is about the same.
Congencous fans and sports functionaries solve this issue and this issue is also political.
The Sports newspaper, for example, with reference to its own sources, said that the new coach has already agreed and will be Alexander Borodyuk, a long -term assistant to the coaches of the Russian team (helped to train the national team both Hiddinka and the lawyer). This appointment has nothing to do with the head of the RFU, the sources of the publication assure, because the decision is made "at the government level." In other words: we and the coach of the football team are appointed by the “collective Putin”, and not those who are supposed to be by state. And it is very similar to the truth.
And the coach in this sense himself becomes politically significant. At least, the decision on its appointment cannot make “anymore”, it must be agreed (at least) at the appropriate level. High level.
Is it right that the national team is a foreigner? Maybe he is not involved in our football squabbles, but does he know how to make our players play normally, and not as usual? This dispute (a foreigner against a Russian) has been going on for more than 10 years. The dispute of the “statesmen” with the “liberals” in the government even resembles the dispute in the government. Or supporters of attracting foreign managers to large companies with those who believe "We can manage everything ourselves." The ideological dispute, conducted on various occasions, is perhaps since the time of Westerners and Slavophiles.
Meanwhile, before Borodyuk, if he is nevertheless appointed, will be quite a practical, not an ideological task. In the euro, Russia came with one of the most age -related teams, only Irish, it seems, seems older than. Now we need to build a team again, because the next large tournaments most of our players will not pass by age.
But fans from high offices are presented, still more interested in issues of ideological nature (well, or the solution of some purely material issues, such as the salary of a coach) than the real level of a particular candidate for coaches. It is generally clear: if Putin, at least three times Putin on a football rostrum, he becomes just a fan. We have the whole country “understands” in politics and football. And Vladimir Putin is no exception.