Kazakevich: The invitation to the national team confirms that we count on Ontžan and believe in his abilities | The news

Riga, Nov. 5, LETA. The invitation of midfielder Daniels Ontužāns to the Latvian men’s football team shows that the team of coaches takes the footballer into account and believes in his abilities, the helmsman of the national team Dainis Kazakevičs emphasized at a press conference held on Thursday.

On Thursday, the head coach of the Latvian national team announced the candidates for the national team for the three November games. As in the previous two camps, the non-summoning of Artūrs Karašauskas, who was successfully playing in the Premier League, raised questions.

“The moment I think he needs to be called as the head coach of the national team, he will be able to see him on the list of candidates. I will not deny that Karasaus is currently performing well in the club and playing quality games, but the player in each position has several components. “In my opinion, Arthur ‘s performance is bright enough, it is improving and in one section it is appropriate. However, we do not see the style of the national team – with high pressure and active, physical play – in them,” commented Kazakevich.

The national teammate calls for respect for those footballers who were invited to the national team.

“As coaches, we believe that in the current situation and in this national team model, these footballers fit best. We have not solved the issue of the winger after the previous camp. We were looking for an opportunity to attract a player in this position. Among the candidates we evaluated, Vladimir Kamesh was was previously in my sight, “said Kazakevich.

Several footballers of the Latvian national team have been in self-isolation in recent weeks, among them also the striker Roberts Uldriķis.

“Robert has resumed training and he has not had a positive test. We expect that he will be at the disposal of the team,” Kazakevich said.

Due to the injury, the main goalkeeper of recent years, Pavel Steinbor, will not be able to help the state unit. Robert Ozols is expected to play the role of the first number in the UEFA League of Nations, but the experienced Kaspars Ikstens and the new goalkeeper Dāvis Ošs have also been invited to the national team.

“In choosing each one, it is very important that we wanted one of the three goalkeepers to be experienced. We did not consider the option of the third goalkeeper being a new player. experienced goalkeeper at the club level, as well as has been in the national team for a long time, “explained Kazakevich.

As the biggest stumbling block of previous games, Kazakevičs mentioned the game in standard situations and the inability to play the keys qualitatively and effectively in the episodes at both ends of the field.

“In the previous camp, we felt for the first time when we played three games in seven days. In San Marino we will use the game to better prepare and implement the match with the Faroe Islands. The players have different functional states, some “In terms of the use of football players is a strategy for all three games,” said Kazakevich.

Kazakevich mentioned as the most problematic area where the center midfielders and support midfielders play.

“Artūrs Zjuzins will definitely not play against San Marino, so there will be an opportunity to play Ingar Stugl in this position. We can also use another football player who is in a similar position, or play with a different position in the middle of the field,” Kazakevičs admitted.

It is worrying that Ontuzhan, under the auspices of the German club Munich “Bayern”, is still without gaming practice. In the middle of the month, he played for the first team in the German Cup for a few minutes, but the footballer came to this opportunity, because a few days later the team had its next match.

“Choosing in favor of a player takes into account not only his ability to go on the field, but also the fact that he is at the core of the national team and participates in all processes. For Onthan, the previous camp was the first one I worked with. With what I saw in the training process , he did not earn the opportunity to enter the official matches, but the match in Montenegro did not proceed in such a scenario that he could show his best qualities and strengths in such a fight and on such a field. “I had no doubts about inviting them to the national team, and his chances of being on the field in this camp are higher. The invitation confirms that we count on him and believe in his abilities,” said Kazakevičs.

Compared to the previous term, defenders Kaspars Dubra and Antonijs Chernomordijs, midfielders Ingars Sarmis Stuglis and Vladimirs Kamešs, as well as goalkeeper Kaspars Ikstens have returned to the list of national team candidates.

The Latvian national team will first play a test match with San Marino on November 11, then return to Latvia, where on November 14 there will be a UEFA League of Nations duel with the Faroe Islands, and at the end, domestic footballers will have a fight with Andorra on November 17.

In September, in the first group of the UEFA Nations D League, Latvians played 0-0 with Andorra at home and fought 1: 1 with Malta. Another draw was recorded in October in Tourshavn, where another 1 – 1 draw was played with Faroese footballers. In the next game, Latvia conceded to Malta with 0: 1.

After four games, the Faroe Islands lead the group with ten points, Malta has five points, the Latvian national team has scored three points, and Andorra has two points.

The winner of the first group of the League of Nations D will secure a place in the C league of the next season or in the third level by force. The weakest national teams play in the D league.

Latvian national football team candidates for November games:

goalkeepers – Roberts Ozols (“Riga”), Kaspars Ikstens (RFS), Dāvis Ošs (Jūrmala “Spartaks”);

guards – Igors Tarasovs (Kuopio “Palloseura”, Finland), Elvis Stuglis, Ritvars Rugins, Antonijs Chernomordijs (all – “Riga”), Roberts Savaļnieks, Vladislavs Sorokins (both – RFS), Marcis Osh (“Lugano”, Switzerland), Krišs Kārkliņš (“Valmiera”), Raivis Jurkovskis (“Liepāja”), Kaspars Dubra (“Oleksandriya”, Ukraine);

midfielders – Artūrs Zjuzins, Jānis Ikaunieks (both – RFS), Eduards Emsis (“Noah”, Armenia), Andrejs Cigaņiks (Luhansk “Zorja”, Ukraine), Vladislav Fyodorov, Vladimir Kamesh (both – “Riga”), Alvis Jaunzems ( “Valmiera”), Eduards Tīdenbergs, Mārtiņš Ķigurs, Ingars Sarmis Stuglis (all – “Liepāja”), Daniels Ontužāns (Munich “Bayern”, Germany)

attackers – Vladislav Gutkowski (Czestochowa “Rakow”, Poland), Robert Uldrik (“Sion”, Switzerland), Dāvis Ikaunieks (“Mlada Boleslav”, Czech Republic), Raimonds Krollis (“Metta”).

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