The Chelyabinsk Herald
Squad21 Sep 2026
Alexey Berdnikov in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Chelyabinsk this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match19 Sep 2026
Arsenal Tula take the points off Chelyabinsk
Beaten 1‑3, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Market21 Sep 2026
Chelyabinsk and Deruo Wisdom are talking past each other
“There is a gap, and pretending there is not helps nobody.” Neither side has moved, and the calendar is working for exactly one of them.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Valentin Titov: “No excuses”
“I could talk about decisions and I could talk about luck. I will not. We lost.” The manager, 1‑3, and a press conference that lasted four minutes.
Player ratings21 Sep 2026
Garrik Levin beats them one at a time
Successful dribbles: 14. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
Khetag Kochiev asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Squad21 Sep 2026
Words at Chelyabinsk training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Ben Thys is at the centre of it, and the squad will now find out whether the standard rises or the pair of them simply stop speaking.
Squad21 Sep 2026
A season on the outside for Jadelson Azul
He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Chelyabinsk has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.
The dugout21 Sep 2026
No hiding place for Ozodbek Marufov
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ozodbek Marufov, and the manager let it.
In brief
- Market Deruo Wisdom joins Chelyabinsk to strengthen the squad
- The dugout No place in the plan for Baba N'Diaye
- Player ratings Off the bench and decisive: Manny Gonzalez