Ivan Polyakov

Right Back - Chertanovo
31 Jan 2027
Sunday
Process

Marked for Ivan Polyakov

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The Chertanovo Herald

26 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Crisis

Match

No end in sight to Chertanovo's wait for a win

7 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Chertanovo has to find a result from somewhere.

Squad

Artem Selyukov 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 Chertanovo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

Match

A bad afternoon for Chertanovo against Cherepovets

0‑1 to Cherepovets, and no complaints worth printing. The performance asked for nothing more than it got.

Player ratings

Nobody could get near Artem Selyukov

Successful dribbles: 17. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.

Squad

No hiding place for Ivan Polyakov

“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Ivan Polyakov, and the manager let it.

Squad

Maxim Tarasov 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.

In brief

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The Chertanovo Herald

3 Aug 2026
From our football correspondent Triumph

Market

Roman Volkov hands in a written request

“I have nothing bad to say about this place. I just need to be somewhere else.” It is in writing now, which changes what Chertanovo can pretend not to have heard.

Squad

Vladimir Bartasevich signs on for more

“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Vladimir Bartasevich and Chertanovo agree another 2 years.

Squad

Tempers go at Chertanovo

Artem Selyukov was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.

Match

Chertanovo see off Baltika 2

Three points for Chertanovo, 1‑0 the final word against Baltika 2 in a contest settled by the finer margins.

Player ratings

Vladislav Korbut runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 17. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

Player ratings

The afternoon belonged to Semyon Semenov

A mark of 7.73, and nobody in the ground would argue with it. He was involved in everything that mattered and most of what did not.

Market

The clock runs on Ivan Polyakov's contract

49 months left and silence from upstairs — no offer, no talks, nothing for his people to answer. Clubs that let a calendar do their negotiating usually end up negotiating with the calendar.

Squad

Matvey Melnikov finally opens his account

He wheeled away like a man who had been carrying it for months, because he had. Chertanovo have their signing off the mark and one press-conference question retired.

Squad

The manager makes an example of Roman Volkov

“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.

In brief