This week on the RFN Podcast, James Nickels, David Sansun and Richard Pike deep dive into one of Russia's worst and most embarrassing games in their recent history, the 5-0 loss to Serbia, and ask whether or not this should result in the end of Stanislav Cherchesov's tenure as team manager? We then open the RFN Mailbag once again, answering
This week on the RFN Podcast, James Nickels, David Sansun and Richard Pike deep dive into one of Russia's worst and most embarrassing games in their recent history, the 5-0 loss to Serbia, and ask whether or not this should result in the end of Stanislav Cherchesov's tenure as team manager? We then open the RFN Mailbag once again, answering all your questions from foreigner limit to Dzyuba & the state of Football Journalism in the country.
Timestamps: 01:14 - Should Stanislav Cherchesov be sacked? 25:10 - RFN Mailbag 26:10 - Why is the foreigner limit still in place? 29:35 - Is Kuchaev-Oblyakov-Akhmetov the future of Russia's midfield? 32:10 - What are your predictions for next week's European games? 35:29 - Will we ever see Denis Cheryshev's "breakthrough"? 38:25 - Is Sergei Yuran a genius or a fraud? 40:05 - Is Sbornaya underperforming? 41:58 - Could Cherchesov play himself in goal as age is now irrelevant? 45:25 - Will Artem Dzyuba leak more masturbation videos or create an OnlyFans page instead, and when will be allowed back in the team? 49:00 - Why is Russian Football so Traumatic? 49:30 - What do you think of the Russian sports media, any favourites or any you dislike? 1:03:30 - RFN Socials & Next up on the site.