Stanislav Cherchesov: Kokorin and Mamaev haven't earned the call to the national team

Stanislav Cherchesov Stanislav Cherchesov
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head coach of the national team of Russia on football Stanislav Cherchesov has told about a possible return to the national team striker Alexander Kokorin and midfielder Pavel Mamayev, who had served a term for the resonance of the fight in the center of Moscow. In his opinion, they are athletes haven’t earned a call up to the national team.

“I and Kokorin did not speak, my room this time was not varied, – said Cherchesov on the YouTube channel of the national team. – I have already said and can repeat it, he had his big break in football, the task now is to restore his best to convince everyone that he was ready for the next step. But what happened to him, does not paint any person, not just athlete, but if happened, what happened, he already left my. We all this time without it, if I was collecting, I would Kokorin did not cause”.

“Now the task of exhibition – to show their best qualities, to become again an important player for us. Mamaev I would not have called. But we have never been, I know it worse,” added the coach.

In October 2018 Kokorin and Mamaev participated in two fights in the center of Moscow. The court sentenced them to imprisonment in a General regime colony. Mamaev received one year and five months, and Kokorin – year and six. The players were released on PAROLE and already had different goals in the Premier League for “Rostov” and “Sochi”, respectively.