Don did not turn back

The "only star" of domestic football, coach Fabio Capello, disappointed - and did not resign

... At that time, the Russian national team has not yet flown out of the World Cup, it has just indicated the possibility of another failure, but I thought that the Vizbor song with the speaking name “Do not spare me” will not be attached in vain, no. I definitely did not see the outcome, well, at all, which I reflected in my notes on the pages of the “new” - long before the next and finally hopeless point. The vector was too visible.

In almost everything that regard Russian football, it is easy for a pessimist, the risk of mistaken and repent is small, but now there was no risk at all. I announced an accurate draw in the “match of the year” with Algeria the day before the day before our football players on the suspicious appearance of the Bayhad Arena’s lawn in Kuritib, it remained only to withstand for two hours and try to “fall asleep on Friday”, again according to an unforgettable visitor.

He fell asleep. I woke up with a strange feeling that the day before nothing terrible happened, but something happened. The phones were silent, the television screen did not glow, the silence was dead, only the drops knocked on the balcony railing.

... In vain Fabio Capello began to complain about the judges, having pretending his post-match speech with the words that now he would tell the whole truth. He is a strong man and an outstanding coach, but in this case he did not work for the country, but for the authorities-as a deposit specialist from the Russian province, who explains the next failure-well, of course, with bad luck and judicial jambs. One of the most authoritative coaches of world football did not apply to such figures, here Don Fabio greatly disappointed.

No one “killed” the Russian team, with a stretch, you can count two or three relatively controversial episode. This Bosniyan Edin Jko can say with the full basis that his clean but not counted goal will not forget until the end of his life. These are the Croats may be indignant that they fell under the judicial skating rink in the starting match with the owners. This was taken from the Mexicans two goals in the game with Camerunts. This Uruguay can call for the championship boycott for excommunication from the game of “biting genius” Luis Suarez, whom FIFA was not only regretted, but simply destroyed as a football player with an excessive and irrevocable punishment (“my grandson was thrown out of the championship as a dog,” as the grandmother of the disgraced striker expressed).

The Suarez case was discussed where more than the departure of the Russian team. This did not become an event, because it was impossible to call the performance of Russians a full failure - it is not noticed colorless, the gaze slides indifferently, there is nothing to catch on. Our team was not able to bite anyone (not literally) or at least slam the door so that the plaster collapses from the ceiling. Capello put on exclusively pragmatic work, even at peak moments, he did not suggest the reach of the energy of despair. The last minutes of the game with the Algerian national team were surprisingly helpless and hopeless, the example of Greeks, Kostarikans and Nigerians did not inspire, and could not inspire due to the ultimate clamp and inability to jump at least slightly above his head.

At the same time, for the three matches of the group tournament, the Russians became the second largest mileage by the team - they did a little less leaders in this indicator. But at least the Australians have something to remember - the same match with Holland became one of the brightest at the preliminary stage. And in the game of the Russian national team there was no sinusoid - it was distinguished by exceptional evenness. A little better in the lost confrontation with Belgium, a little worse with Algeria, nothing more.

The bet on “score one and not to miss a single” did not play at the start and demanded something to change dramatically, even if the possibilities for this were small. The result of the second match simply shouted: “Risk, Don Fabio, everyone will forgive you, except for dullness!” But he did not see the crane in the sky, he did not want to miss the tit - and she flew out when the defender was imported at the eyebroy, and the goalkeeper flew out of the goal of the goal. If you miss one pig for a match - the norm, then you need to score at least two goals, these are an axiom.

How to do this, Fabio Capello and his players never guessed. The fact that Vasily Berezutsky and Sergey Ignashevich acted as the organizers of the attack in the last meeting, even a gesture of despair did not look like a surrender.

The head coach will still say about a weak Russian resource with a choice of 64 people, about the fact that the exit to the final stage became a great achievement, will bring other undeniable arguments - but then it was not necessary to declare to the quarterfinals on the eve of the football festival. A pure pragmatist can bring to a high level, as the national team of Ukraine has brought the world national team at the last world championship, but there is little patience for this, there is also a class, courage, and luck. The latter is as a bonus, as the most unpredictable factor. Only weak can be rely on him.

Several colleagues Fabio Capello immediately after failure were resigned- Cesare Prandelli from the Italian national team, and Safet Sushich from the Bosnia and Herzegovina national team, and Sabri Lyamushi from the national team of Kot, Ivoir. Our hope and support (everyone emphasized that Capello is the only star in the current Russian national team), the authorities immediately after departure from the World Cup expressed a Votum of confidence, justifying such a conclusion that, in general, the work with the team was successful, and the coach has no doubt.

The fact that Fabio Capello is the highest paid head coach, whose earnings indecently exceeds even the income of other top specialists, says that in Russia they are ready to plug the fundamental holes with money. But you can’t even sew out of money, not to mention the elegant suit.

It seems to me that Capello understands everything - both about the state of affairs in Russian football, and about their not very great opportunities, although they tried to fashion the Savior of the Fatherland from it. And he does what he can do - like all football players whom the hand does not rise to blame for indifference.

And it was necessary to do more. The fact that participation in the Brazilian football carnival has already become happiness is considered as an excuse. Was it worth it to fight for a happy ticket to use it so mediocre? Yes, the 24th final Russian place is not the worst. By numbers - but not in the game. The merit of being higher than Honduras, Japan and Cameroon and even England is small, but the British at least brought the youngest team to the championship and it fought not with South Korea and Algeria, but with Italy and Uruguay.

At one time, immediately after the draw on the pages of the "new" I put it in the spirit that the Russian national team was not lucky - if it got into a weak group, disappointment would be stronger.

Yes, with our football it is easy to be a pessimist. Yes, and the prophet too.

... Lord, as they, two commentator quite adequate before this evening, were raised at the “first button” even before the “fateful” match, as the players called for the “land under their feet” (under whose feet, sorry, their feet?), As they wanted to give the desired for the real way, as they called for believe in the team and three minutes before the Fiasco. They worked eagerly according to the template adopted now, with all the colors coloring with a dull and not at all beautiful reality.

But football is not politics. Here you can’t powder the brains of the whole country.

And there was no, there was no sense of relief from the fact that everything was over for the Russian national team, and now we can calmly enjoy the holiday. It will still come, this is the usually coming feeling of carefree enjoyment of the game.

But the sad song of Vizbor did not let go, did not let go: “It rains in that summer, and the hopes collapsed that God would reward us for devotion and tenderness ...”

She was not at all related to what was happening. It seems that she did not have.