Update the national team

The Russian national football team won the Sweden team in the 2016 European Championship.

The Russian national football team won the 2016 championship of the European Championship in 2016. In the game at the Opening Arena Stadium in Moscow, Russian football players won the rivals from the Swedish national team 1: 0. A goal scored by Artem Dziuba.

The Russian team held the first match under the leadership of its new head coach Leonid Slutsky . It was difficult to exaggerate the importance of this match for the Russian team - in fact, this was her only hope to not lose the chance of continuing the struggle for a direct ticket to the European Championship. Recall that the exit to the final part of the European Championship give the first two places in the group, and the third only gives the right to continue the struggle in the butt matches.

Given the fact that Russia has recently established itself in such meetings in the best way, for its fans such a turn of the case looks undesirable. However, the previous mentor of the Russian national team Fabio Capello brought the matter to such a result - the Russians are inferior in the standings and the first Austrians , losing them in the last match before playing with the Swedes and the Swedes themselves. Now, after the victory over Sweden, the Russian team scored 11 points in the Group G stand, taking 3rd place. From Sweden, Russia is 1 point behind. And the Austria national team has 19 points after the victory over Moldova, which practically guarantees the Austrians first place in the group and, accordingly, hit the final part of the continent championship.

In other words, the victory over Sweden does not guarantee anything for Russia. Yes, almost for sure the next meeting on September 8 against the European "football dwarf" Liechtenstein will win, even if you have to play at a party. But you will have to play further to win in the two remaining matches, and the guarantees for the fact that in the end it will be possible to get ahead of the same Sweden, so far no. On October 10, Russia will have a match visiting Moldova, on October 12 - houses with Montenegro. Theoretically, it is possible to win in all these games, but for the second place it is also necessary that the glasses also lose the second Sweden ... in a word, the next tournament puzzle that could be avoided if the beginning of the qualifying cycle was carried out more successfully.

You should think about updating the composition now, while solving the local task of reaching the final of the European Championship

But discussing the past is not very constructive now. It is more important in the game of today's national team of Russia to see the prospects for the future, to understand that it can take place precisely under the leadership of the new head coach Leonid Slutsky . The game at the Opening Stadium against the Swedes pleased, firstly, by the result, by the very fact of victory. Secondly, the rather active behavior of Russian football players, quite distinct pressure that they exerted on the Swedes in the first half. Slutsky, apparently, managed to mobilize their players extremely, although their activity was the result of the fact that players, as a rule, conduct the first matches with the new coach with some - in excess of the usual - enthusiasm. In addition, it should be recognized that the Swedes, not being a team of the highest European level, were also weakened by the injury of their charismatic leader Zlatan Ibragimovich. He withstood only the first half, but the second no longer reached. But, oddly enough, it was in the second half that the Swedes inflated the pace and were several times close to equalizing the score. Accordingly, the Russians received space, the possibility for dangerous counterattacks, and as a result, in the last 15 minutes of the match, the invoice could change - both in both direction.

That is, the game turned out to be, rather, worthy of youth teams - it was perky and gambling, in places, alas, to the detriment of meaningfulness. True, the Russians scored a goal as a result of a long and beautiful combination, which makes them honor, especially Roman Shirokov, who took an active part in this multi -income. Slutsky did not fundamentally change the composition of the team, he did not exhibit the debutants, although the constant presence of the Russians of two nominal attackers - Artem Dziuba and Alexander Kokorin - is worth a lot of now. Perhaps that is why the Russians were so actively attacked in the first half, and when the tired forwards were not found in the second part of the game of a worthy replacement, the attacking game of the Russian national team gradually faded away, however, not without the well -predicted pressure of the Swedes.

That is, Slutsky's debut was very good. The result of everyone satisfied, and innovations in the game can wait slightly. Just do not forget that with the previous baggage this Russian team has no special prospects. Even if she reaches the final of the European Championship, she will not be able to achieve much success there. And at the 2018 World Cup on home arenas, many of its players will no longer play - due to age, for example. And you need to think about updating the composition now, while solving the local task of reaching the final of the European Championship.