Stepashin suggested Sobolev and Glushenkov were kept fresh for Zenit by not calling them up to the national team
Dynamo board member Sergei Stepashin offered his personal explanation for the absence of Alexander Sobolev and Maxim Glushenkov from the Russia squad for the November matches, including the game against Uzbekistan in Tashkent. The squad itself was announced on 6 November; the decision rests with Valery Karpin.
Otabek Yusupov