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coach women's national team of Russia, who unexpectedly – a year before the Olympics – has decided not to renew his contract with the federation, expired at the end of Euro 2011, responded to the questions “SE”.

– This year, the Russian team took fourth place in the “Grand Prix”, the sixth – on the basis of CHE and not selected for the November World Cup, which will be played the first three Olympic tour. However, these results were shown in the absence of several key players and amid an endless string of injuries. It is obvious that with the return of Lyubov Sokolova, Tatyana and Svetlana Kryuchkova Kosheleva, as well as a full vyzdrovleniem Lesya Makhno and Catherine Kabeshovoy our team has quietly hit in London. So why did voluntarily give up the chance to become the first coach to win a volleyball team Russia Olympics? – Kuzyutkin question.

– I will not dissemble. Olympics – the professional top for any coach. And I certainly connected with London high expectations. However, the Russian team – not a place to realize their own ambitions. Whom would it not concern him. Coaches or players. Therefore, after weighing all the “pros” and “cons”, I decided to leave. I think that in the circumstances it would be better for everyone. Nobody has a right to reproach that I reserve the ruins. The ruins were when I took command in 2009, and no one wanted to coach. Now the Russian national team – in the optimal composition, of course – can win the Olympics. This is not an exaggeration, but a reflection of the real state of things. If you remember, last year I was not afraid to be as optimistic before the World Cup. And in the end we won it, though few believed us. I wish all the girls and the new coaching staff, who will come to me to change, to show the best results in London.

– Can more specific? Why did you decide on your care will benefit all? Sorry, but these words be concluded on the arisen between you and the players conflict.

– detractors always make such findings, what they want. No matter what I say. But there are no conflicts between me and the players did not occur. That's right! I am grateful to the girls during the three years that we worked together. For me, this whole era. I experienced a lot of pleasant moments that I will remember for the rest of life. However, my contract expired on October 2. The day after our defeat by Turkey in the quarterfinals of the European Championship in the team meeting I told the girls that this is our meeting will likely be the last. On his return to Moscow once again to think. And somewhere a week ago with President Stanislav Shevchenko IEF confirmed that the contract will not renew. We perfectly understand each other. Here, again, it is futile to look for a subtext. Just important to have the courage to stop. In my opinion, the time to put the point is correct. I'm still a middle-aged man. We must think about health. Further work in this mode is not ready. To put it banal: tired.

full interview with Kuzyutkin – in tomorrow's issue of “SE”.