Fabio Capello is an authoritarian who doesn’t listen to anyone else’s opinion, Russia midfielder Andrei Arshavin said of the national team’s new coach Wednesday.
Capello’s reign started Wednesday with a 1-1 home friendly draw with the Ivory Coast, with Max Gradel canceling out Alan Dzagoev’s opener.
“With Capello I like that he doesn’t listen to anyone and relies only on his own opinion,” Arshavin said.
The ex-England and Real Madrid coach has also changed Russia’s style, Arshavin said.
“As you see, we don’t trace out squares any more, we play a bit differently.”
Arshavin came on as a substitute for Dzagoev on 59 minutes and was jeered by the crowd for the rest of the match.
