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Cherchesov received unexpected job offers following his departure from the Kazakhstan national team.

Many coaches seem upset after being fired, and some even fall into depression. You don't seem to fit that description. So let me ask you this: why should I feel upset?
Cherchesov received unexpected job offers following his departure from the Kazakhstan national team.

The former head coach of the Kazakhstan national team, Russian specialist Stanislav Cherchesov, commented on the options for continuing his career, as reported by Sports.kz with reference to Sport-express.ru.

— Many coaches appear upset after being dismissed; some even fall into depression. You don’t seem to be one of them.
— Let me ask you this: why should I be upset?

— After all, you’ve lost your job.
— But I didn’t take any steps to leave. If I had left the Kazakhstan national team halfway through, I would have blamed myself. But if I wasn’t allowed to finish the work as I envisioned, then why should I be upset about someone else’s decision?

How can one be accountable for something beyond their control? I’m referring to the main goal — the qualification for the 2026 World Cup. Those 0:15 are mine. Feel free to remember them; the media needs something to write about. Our coaching staff did everything possible to turn those 0:15 into completely different numbers — given enough time, of course.

— Andrey Kanchelskis, with whom you played quite a bit in our national team, expressed the opinion that Cherchesov now needs a break in his career.
— Well, Andrey is an experienced manager; he has coached many players in the post-Soviet space — he knows what he’s talking about.

— Seriously, are you planning any rest? And how do you see your future?
— Just two or three weeks ago, I was approached by a club from the Middle East that is aiming for the championship in its country. But at that time, I was under contract with the KFF. We’ll see... Honestly, I don’t want someone calling me with an offer the very next day.

— Why not?
— Because there’s a chance that it could be a call you can’t refuse. That happens too. Plus, a club and a national team are different in this sense. In the first case, you can’t instantly switch from daily work to something new; your mind is still in that team. In the second case, you’re not in a daily routine because of the specifics of the international calendar.

— Have you received other calls with job offers?
— Yes. But still not from Russia. I was offered a position on the board of directors of a club to help with the sports direction. So, it was more of a management role, not a coaching one. I thanked them but said I wasn’t ready to change my line of work just yet. Notably, this call came before the official announcement on the KFF website — it seems people knew something in advance...