Kaka: “Only those who deserve will play in the national team”

- What can you tell about the upcoming gathering? What can you say about your rivals - the national team of Croatia?

- Our preparation starts on January 29 and will last three days. We will play wo friendly matches. On January 29th, we plan to hold one training session, on the 30th and the 31st - two each. Also, with the support of the Kazakhstan Football Federation, a large seminar for futsal coaches from all over Kazakhstan will take place. There will be discussed such important topics as: components of the futsal game, sports physiotherapy, training of goalkeepers. We will also discuss the development of futsal in our country as a whole. As for our rivals, the Croatian team is at the 8th place in the UEFA Ranking and at the 13th place in the FIFA World Ranking. They have a good team, physically developed players. It will be good experience for us too.

- You have some new players who arrive for the first time - they are Salauat Bayraliev, Nurbek Karagulov, Azat Valiullin and Nursultan Piyaly. What can you say about these players?

- Each coach has his own game vision. The players you mentioned played well at the Kazakhstan Cup. I watched all of those matches. They raised their level and deserved it. It is necessary to give an opportunity to the young to show their skills, but only those who really deserve it. Yes, the team should also have experienced players who will help at the right moment, but I will give the opportunity to young ones too.

I think that Salauat Bayraliev showed a high level of skills and helped FC 'Aktobe' to win the Kazakhstan Cup. Azat Valiullin is a very fit player. Nurbek Karagulov is an important player for FC 'Aktobe'. He does a lot for his team and usually tries to take the lead. I think Nursultan Piyala is very perspective. I would like to know him better during this preparation.

- Our team will start in the 2020 World Cup qualification with the main round, which will be held in October 2019. In general, how will the preparation for the start of this tournament be built?

- There is still a lot of time before the main round, but we have to start preparing now. In April, we will able to play one more friendly game. But it is already clear that I will not be able to attract players FC 'Kairat' to the April match, because they will be preparing for the UEFA Champions League final four. The next gathering will take place in July.