President Vladimir Putin has called on Russia’s reeling national team to pull themselves together as they head into their first home World Cup.
Russia have picked a terrible time to go on their worst run in the post-Soviet era.
A 1-1 draw in Moscow with Turkey on Tuesday made Stanislav Cherchesov the first Russian manager to go winless in seven consecutive games.
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The team were whistled off the pitch and fan expectations heading into next Thursday’s opening match are low.
Putin said in an interview posted on the Kremlin website on Wednesday that he expected the national squad to play with courage and flair.
“As far as the team are concerned, I must acknowledge the fact that, unfortunately, our team have not achieved big results in recent times,” Putin said.
“But we very much expect — all…
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