A few minutes after checking into the hotel, some players of the Russian team decided to take a walk. First, Vyacheslav Malafeev and Evgeny Savin took to the street, a little later Alexander Kerzhakov and Dmitry Sychev went to see the evening city.
- Where are the guys? - the excited massage therapist Mikhail Nasibov came running. - Where did they go? This is forbidden!
It turns out that team players are not recommended to leave the hotel for security reasons.
“You never know what could happen here,” commented Nikolai Sorokin, who is responsible for ensuring that everyone in the national team is safe and sound. “And by the way, we won’t go to any monument.” Firstly, do not escalate the situation. Secondly, there is no time. The training process is very tight.
Those who had gone AWOL immediately began to be called on their mobile phones. The first to return were Malafeev and Savin. The goalkeeper of the Zenith was a little surprised and joked a lot.
“As soon as we went out, they started chasing us with the bats,” he said.
- With bits of information? - Ilya Kazakov, the team’s press attache, played up.
- Well yes. And we decided not to risk it, - the goalkeeper laughed.
Malafeev, Savin and Kazakov went to a bar and ordered strong drinks: tea and coffee. The national team fans living in Estonia immediately approached them:
- Guys, can I talk to you?
Malafeev and Savin did not refuse to the local ones, they signed autographs and answered all the questions.
Satisfied fans rushed to Kerzhakov and Sychev:
- Guys, can I talk to you?
- You do not see that we are already talking? - arrogantly answered the striker of “Seville”, who, barely returned to the national team, immediately lost touch with reality.
Fans from the stars of Russian football, of course, moved away. But they were very offended.
But Valery Ovchinnikov got something that he could never count on, given the ambiguous coaching career. Alexander Borodyuk introduced him to Guus Hiddink. Valery Viktorovich immediately became worried in a businesslike way:
- So. What will you be? Cappuccino? Girl, everybody cappuccino! Maybe something stronger? Not?
They started a conversation. Apparently, you don’t have to worry about the result of the upcoming match. Ovchinnikov will teach how to defeat the Estonians.
The Dutch specialist listened a little absent-mindedly and after a few minutes abruptly retired to his room. Apparently, the methods of achieving victory seemed unusual to him.
Before this, Hiddink said that he had decided to appoint Andrey Arshavin as captain, and Alexander Anyukov as vice captain. Those who heard the news were shocked, especially regarding Anyukov’s candidacy: it’s scary to even fantasize with what words he will inspire partners. Moreover, as it became known, in the morning at the headquarters of the team it was believed that Igor Akinfeev would bring the team to the field.
One of the RFU employees called Vitaly Mutko.
- Arshavin, - was briefly reported to the subscriber.
Hearing the comment, he pushed the phone away from his ear and looked at her in surprise.
Alexey Shevchenko