Cherchesov refused Dziuba services after a scandalous video

The head coach of the Russian national team, Stanislav Cherchesov, said that Zenit striker Artem Dziuba will not be summoned to the national team for November matches.

"The situation that has developed with Artem Dziuba has nothing to do with the Russian national point of view. Therefore, we do not see the need to give detailed evaluative comments on this matter . However, the coaching headquarters of the national team perfectly understands that the team should prepare for the November matches with Moldova, Turkey and Serbia in the conditions of maximum concentration and not be distracted by extraneous things.

We always emphasized that both on the football field and beyond, everyone should correspond to the level and status of the player of the national team. In this regard, today it was decided not to call Artyom Dziubu to collect in order to protect from excessive negative and tension of both the team and the football player himself. Artem will have time to normalize the situation. I expect that in the mode of work, this topic will not rise anymore, ” the press service of the Russian national team quoted Cherchesov as saying.

The striker closed his Instagram account. This is due to a large number of caustic comments on the best football player last season according to the RFU.

Dziuba is 32 years old, he is the captain of the Russian national team. In total, the striker spent 47 matches for the national team, scoring 26 goals (the second result in history).