"The Russian team will pay a heavy price if they underestimate the Vietnamese and Thai teams"

(Dan Tri) - Before the two matches with Vietnam and Thailand, midfielder Dmitry Barinov spoke out to warn the Russian team.

As planned, the Russian team will travel by private plane to Vietnam at 1:00 p.m. today (September 4). For various reasons, the Russian team cannot bring its best squad to Vietnam.

Dmitry Barinov said that the Russian team will pay a heavy price if they underestimate the Vietnamese and Thai teams (Photo: Getty).

Russia's best players playing abroad such as Arsen Zakharyan (Real Sociedad), Aleksandr Golovin (Monaco), Alexey Miranchuk (Atlanta United), Fyodor Chalov (PAOK) cannot participate. Similarly, the top scorer of the Russian domestic league, Glushenkov, or the expected young striker Herman Onugha, will not come to Vietnam. However, the Russian team is still rated higher than the two Southeast Asian teams. Talking about these two opponents, midfielder Dmitry Barinov said: "I don't care which team I will face, but it would be better if the opponent is Argentina. Honestly, I don't know much about the two upcoming teams, except that Vietnam is ranked 115th, and Thailand is ranked 101st. I know the weather in Hanoi is very hot. However, we came here to win both matches. However, the lesson from the draw with Kenya is still there. We will pay a heavy price if we underestimate the Vietnamese and Thai teams."

Andrey Mostovoy is a notable Russian player (Photo: Getty).

Meanwhile, midfielder Andrey Mostovoy believes that the upcoming challenge will not be easy: "I don't have much information about the two teams Vietnam and Thailand, but I still think the Russian team is stronger. We have better players. The Russian team will analyze each opponent. It is a fact that it will not be easy for us due to difficulties in weather, time zones, and flights. The whole team will play their best to win." According to the schedule, the Vietnamese team will face the Russian team at 8:00 p.m. on September 5. At 8:00 p.m. on September 10, we will face Thailand. Between these two matches is the match between Thailand and Russia taking place at 8:00 p.m. on September 7.

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