Ilya Chmut

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66 Edition

The Naftan Gazette

1 Nov 2027
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad1 Nov 2027

A falling-out at Naftan

Yamoussa Camara and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.

The dugout1 Nov 2027

The manager makes an example of Alexandr Shvedchikov

“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.

Squad1 Nov 2027

Natiq Daşdəmirli signs a new deal

“I never wanted to be anywhere else. There is unfinished business here.” Natiq Daşdəmirli commits to Naftan for another 2 years.

The dugout1 Nov 2027

Zakhar Gitselev gets picked when it counts

Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Zakhar Gitselev is on it.

Squad1 Nov 2027

A row about effort at Naftan

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Ilya Chmut was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Squad1 Nov 2027

A season on the outside for Golden Mafwenta

He trains hard, says the right things and goes home to an empty flat. Nobody at Naftan has done anything wrong, which is exactly what makes it so difficult to fix.

In brief

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The Naftan Gazette

17 May 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad17 May 2027

Zakhar Gitselev damages knee ligaments — 32 days out

The words a physio says slowly. 32 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.

Squad17 May 2027

Naftan count the cost of losing Alexandr Filippenkov

52 days, the scan says, and scans are kinder than reality. The fixtures in that window have just become somebody else’s job.

Squad17 May 2027

Tempers go at Naftan

Ilya Chmut 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.

Match15 May 2027

Naftan share the spoils with Slavia Mozyr

A 1‑1 draw with Slavia Mozyr leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.

Player ratings17 May 2027

Zakhar Gitselev runs at them all day

Successful dribbles: 14. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.

The dugout17 May 2027

Hleb Laptev: “We have to be better”

“It is not the end of the world and it is not good enough. Both of those are true.” The manager, after a 1‑1 draw, said the honest thing and then went to say it again inside.

Squad17 May 2027

A row about effort at Naftan

Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Artemiy Litvinov was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.

Looking ahead17 May 2027

A test against the best for Naftan

The team at the top of the table next, and the honest measure of where this side actually is. Anybody can beat the club below them; the question is what happens against BATE.

The dugout17 May 2027

The manager makes an example of Alexandr Alexandrovich

“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