Capello wrote off the failure of the Russian national team at judges and laser poisoning

The Italian coach himself, according to him, did not make mistakes in the match against Algeria

Fabio Capello Photo: Reuters

The head coach of the Russian national football team Fabio Capello explained the failure of his team in the match against Algeria by the mistakes of the judge. Capello interviewed on Sports.ru.

“If there is something to complain about, then the arbitrators. I was silent all the time, but now I can say. There was a foul on Kokorin in the penalty area, but there was no whistle, ”Capello said.

The Italian coach himself, according to him, did not make mistakes.

“There were no mistakes today. Their goalkeeper pulled very complex balls twice - which means that we had many points, ”Capello said.

He also said that the goalkeeper of Russians Igor Akinfeev shone in the face from the rostrum with a laser pointer.

“Our goalkeeper was blinded by a laser pointer for 10 minutes before naked. There are photos confirming this, but here the judge has nothing to do with it. I accept the defeat. As for the laser, this is just a fact. The laser was right in his eyes. When we deserve defeat, I always admit it. I have never clung to fictional prepositions in my life, ”said the head coach of the Russian national team.

Akinfeev in an interview with Sports.ru also confirmed the words of Capello about the laser, but did not write off the result unsuccessful for the Russians.

“I am worried about my team and for the people whom we disappointed. We can say once again. Let us scold us. I know that after the first game there was a lot of criticism, there was a lot of support addressed to me. I want to say that we fought as we could, did not spare ourselves in any way, ”said the goalkeeper of the Russian national team.

On the night of June 27, the Russian team tied with the Algeria team 1: 1. The Russians led in the account in the 6th minute thanks to the Grand of Alexander Kokorin, but in the 60th minute Islam Slimani equalized the score. Nobody result left Russia outside the playoffs. Belgium and Algeria came out of the group H to the 1/8 finals.