Category Archives: Kurochkina

Pre-season update

February 13, 2010 – 1:24 pm

Returned from Belek, Turkey where we trained twice a day for 3 weeks. Made good progress in team building, defensive tactics and general fitness. Between sessions, team meetings, individual meetings, videos, had no time to post any updates (sorry to all who wrote to me asking for updates).
Saw Russia U-19s tie 0-0 and lose 0-1 [...]

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UEFA Women’s Champions League

November 11, 2009 – 8:58 am

Well, we went out of the UEFA Women’s Champions League on the away goals rule after 0:0 in Oslo and 1:1 in Russia.
We played poorly in Oslo but still could have snatched a 1:0 win but for Roa’s goalkeeper Caroline Knutsen who made 4 key saves in both legs. In the return leg we went [...]

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I really like Russia!

October 25, 2009 – 11:05 pm

I really like Russia!
Kaloyan and I arrived in Moscow last Sunday and went straight away to watch Russia vs. Ireland (3:0).
Russia have some very good young players and are in a position to make vast improvements in the next 3 years.
It would not surprise me if Russia becomes a top 5 team in the world [...]

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