Stanislav Cherchesov, the former coach of FC Spartak Moscow and Zhemchuzhina-Sochi, has visited the Russian national team workout at Luzhniki stadium today. After the training session, he briefly spoke to journalists and, as Sport-Express correspondent Artem Agapov reports, faced questions about the Red-and-Whites’ most recent results.

- I spoke to Advokaat at Spartak-CSKA game and he kindly invited me to attend the workout. I always try to look for something new, - said Cherchesov. – Who knows what the future will bring? A day may come when I am back to Spartak Moscow. I would like to carry through what I had started and could not complete in time.

- Would you like to work with Karpin and Tikhonov?

- It was a pleasure playing with Karpin and Tikhonov. Why not to work together?

- What do you think Spartak were missing in Europe League play-off against Legia?

- I hoped for Spartak to qualify. But I said even before the game that it was going to be hard. I played two difficult games against Legia myself. I can’t say if it was about underestimation, incorrect preparations, tactical or lineup errors. It is very hard judging like this. But unfortunately the result is not for our benefit.