The Dutch specialist was in a very good mood and was very surprised when the photographers began to dazzle him with flashes.
“I don't seem to have changed much in two weeks,” he was embarrassed. - Why are you shooting me so actively?
Photographers immediately rushed to record how Gus says. He realized that it was useless to deal with this and took out a paper with prepared speech from his pocket. I started looking for glasses.
“I need glasses,” Hiddink explained. - Still, the age is already under 80.
No one laughed at his joke. This offended the coach, who turned to a long speech.
“It will be a difficult game to achieve our goal,” Hiddink immediately pleased the fans of the Estonian national team, who believed that their team had no chance. - We want to get into the final of the European Championship.
Instead of saying pure words from the heart and reassuring the football community, Gus continued to read.
“I see that the players of the Russian national team really want to play for the national team,” he surprised again. - They have a responsibility.
It became completely boring.
“We invite young people to the team not because we do not have players, but because it is part of the development strategy of Russian football,” he continued. This paragraph was probably dictated by Vitaly Mutko.
Finally moved on to the questions. The press was interested in why there is no Egor Titov and where is Konstantin Zyryanov. The Zenit, as it turned out, found out about his invitation only in the morning and did not have time to train from St. Petersburg. Spartak’s situation is different.
- We talked with Yegor. He has family problems, ”said the coach. - And he warned that he could not train and play now.
- What about him? - the journalists shouted excitedly.
“Personal problems,” the Dutchman repeated. - Every football player has a right to privacy. And I do not think that this should be made public.
Hiddink spoke for the first time in human language. Everyone was waiting to continue.
- Tell me, now, in connection with the injuries of the Berezutsky brothers, Kolodin’s illness and Titov’s personal problems, can you say that you were in a very difficult situation? reporters inquired sympathetically.
The coach switched to poster text again.
- This problem can be treated differently. Someone sits and thinks about it, and someone goes further, not paying attention to obstacles. I prefer to go forward.
What this means is, frankly, incomprehensible.
The training was quite interesting. The team played tennis for the whole lesson, and then some hit the goal with pleasure. It was remembered that when playing in the “square” Hiddink and Borodyuk (they worked in full) once found themselves in the center, but rather quickly took the ball away from younger children.
For some reason, optimism did not increase.
Alexey Shevchenko