"The Kazakhstan national team player on Cherchesov: 'He already understands some Kazakh phrases and speaks a little during training sessions.'"

The head coach of the Kazakhstan national team, Stanislav Cherchesov, "understands some phrases" in the Kazakh language, reported 24-year-old defender of "Shinnik" and the Kazakhstan national team, Lev Skvortsov, in an interview, as conveyed by Caravan.kz, referencing Legalbet.kz.

Skvortsov also described the situation where "the coach does not know the language of the country he is working in" as a "normal phenomenon" and added that the story regarding Cherchesov's responses to journalists' questions did not need to be blown out of proportion.

— The scandals involving Cherchesov and Kazakh-speaking journalists at press conferences – some fans called for the coach to be fired...

— Yes, many wrote about this in public forums. It seems to me that the parties did not understand each other. Some did not get the jokes. There was no need to react so loudly. But it's all in the past now. Everyone will draw their conclusions. Everything will be fine. This issue has been resolved.

Salamych mentioned that he never says anything without reason. However, it seems that people did not understand what he meant. There is no need to exaggerate this story.

— Last summer, Barmenkulov (who resigned last week as president of the Kazakhstan Football Federation) said Cherchesov signed up for Kazakh language courses. Is this necessary?

— A coach should know some words. Not necessarily phrases, but just words. However, I think Barmenkulov and Cherchesov were just joking. I believe it was a normal joke — Cherchesov signed up for language courses. Many coaches, when coming to another country, work with a translator. It is a normal occurrence when a coach does not know the language of the country he is working in.

— Did Cherchesov make jokes about the Kazakh language in the team?

— No, there were no such jokes. But he already understands some phrases and speaks a little during training, — said the defender of the Kazakhstan national team and "Shinnik".