The head coach of the men's national team of Russia Lev Voronin talked about the preparation for the matches before going to the international tournament in Tunisia.
The national team of Russia will meet with Japan on November 6 and with hosts on November 7.
- To recall, it's the second trip per year. We won in China in May, where we happened to cope with two host teams, as well as with Hong Kong and Belarus. It's great we will play with other rivals.
Certainly, all tournaments are of great importance for us. But it's especially positive to have, shall we say, different-style competitors. It's good when the rival is unfamiliar, whom we don't know and who doesn't know us. It means that in fact, both teams will play at sight. And game intelligence shows up here. If a player can do it at sight, he is smart! If no - he has to practice half a year...
Unfortunately, the team of Brazil, which participation was also planned, will not come to Tunisia for its own reasons. Fortunately, we managed to negotiate with the organizers and we will hold a friendly match with the youth team of Tunisia on November, 5, when the hosts will play with the team of Japan, - Voronin said.
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