Russia coach Dick Advocaat stuck to using experienced players for next month's Euro 2012 qualifiers at home to Macedonia and Republic of Ireland by naming an unchanged 20-man squad on Friday.
"I just don't like to change players for the sake of making a change," said the Dutchman, who has been criticised by Russian media for overlooking talented young players in favour of the old guard, many of whom had played at Euro 2008.
"Honestly, I don't think I should change anything especially after a win," he said, referring to a 1-0 victory over Serbia in last week's friendly.
Advocaat said he expected everyone to be in good physical condition, including forwards Andrei Arshavin and Alexander Kerzhakov, after they suffered injuries against the Serbs.
Arshavin suffered a cut above his eye following a clash of heads with an opposing player while Kerzhakov had an ankle injury.
"Injuries to (defender Alexander) Anyukov and Kerzhakov seem to be minor and Arshavin should also be feeling fine," Advocaat said. "I hope all our players will arrive match-fit."
Russia, level on points with Ireland and Slovakia at the top of Group B, host Macedonia on 2 September before facing the Giovanni Trapattoni’s men at Moscow's Luzhniki stadium four days later.
Russia squad to play Macedonia and Republic of Ireland in Euro 2012 qualifiers:
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeyev, Vyacheslav Malafeyev
Defenders: Sergei Ignashevic, Alexei Berezutsky, Vasily Berezutsky, Yuri Zhirkov, Alexander Anyukov, Roman Shishkin
Midfielders: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Konstantin Zyryanov, Roman Shirokov, Igor Denisov, Igor Semshov, Alan Dzagoyev, Dmitry Torbinsky, Denis Glushakov
Forwards: Andrei Arshavin, Roman Pavlyuchenko, Pavel Pogrebnyak, Alexander Kerzhakov.
