“He's a living target for them.” Kazakhstan was called an “aggressive environment” for Cherchesov – Football

Sports psychologist Vadim Gushchin told RIA Novosti that the head coach's jokes Kazakhstan national team in football Stanislav Cherchesova are a defensive reaction, since he has become a constant object of attention and criticism from journalists, Sports.kz reports.

Cherchesov more than once found himself in unpleasant situations when communicating with Kazakh journalists at press conferences. The Russian coach laughed it off in situations when he was asked a question in Kazakh and when the correspondent incorrectly pronounced the specialist’s middle name.

“We joke not when it’s funny to us, but when we need to shift the focus of significance and, if not repaint events from negative to positive, then look at them from a different angle. Therefore, Cherchesov’s jokes, which were also made during his coaching days in the Russian national team, are a defensive reaction,” said…