Marked for Wiktor Chudy
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Uneasy
Squad14 Dec 2026
A row about effort at Vis Pesaro
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Nelson Seguel was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Nelson Seguel, and the manager let it.
Player ratings14 Dec 2026
Successful dribbles: 14. He went past people as if he had been told there was a prize for it, and by the end the full-back had stopped pretending to try.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
“There are things I liked and things we will be doing on Tuesday until they are right.” 0‑0, and a manager who had already decided what Tuesday looked like.
Match12 Dec 2026
Ninety minutes, two goalkeepers with clean gloves, and not one finish worth keeping. Gubbio will be the happier side with the point.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
When it matters, Nicolò Lari plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
Looking ahead14 Dec 2026
He used to wear the other shirt. On Saturday he plays against Ternana in this one, and whatever he says this week about it being just another game will be untrue.
Market14 Dec 2026
It has been denied twice and printed three times, which is the usual arithmetic. Until Sulayman Jallow signs something — a contract at Vis Pesaro or anywhere else — this column belongs to him.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Ninety specific minutes wanted a different sort of player, and the manager picked one. He is not out of form and he is not in the side, and both are true.
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Crisis
Match14 Nov 2026
9 matches without a win for Vis Pesaro
The run now stands at 9, and the questions being asked around Vis Pesaro are no longer polite ones.
Squad16 Nov 2026
Luca Paganini and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
Match14 Nov 2026
The goals have deserted Vis Pesaro
3 matches, no goals, and a training ground that has tried everything. It will end — droughts always do — but nobody at Vis Pesaro can tell you which week it ends in.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
The manager makes an example of Luca Paganini
“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.
Match14 Nov 2026
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
Squad16 Nov 2026
A row about effort at Vis Pesaro
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Alessandro Ventre was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑1 Giulio Paganelli left the room before anybody could ask which.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
When it matters, Nicolò Lari plays
It is never announced and it is entirely visible: the biggest afternoons of the season keep containing him. A press box works this out long before anybody at the club confirms a word of it.
The dugout16 Nov 2026
Ninety specific minutes wanted a different sort of player, and the manager picked one. He is not out of form and he is not in the side, and both are true.
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Crisis
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Vis Pesaro close the window on a squad of their own making
12 in and 0 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Transfer targets7 Sep 2026
Not now, not at any price the club was prepared to say out loud. Vicenza have kept their man, and Vis Pesaro go back to a list with one name crossed off it.
Match5 Sep 2026
Forli left with the points after a 0‑2 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Alessio Pozzi, and the manager let it.
Squad7 Sep 2026
200 times in these colours, in all weathers and under four or five different managers. That kind of service is quietly disappearing from the game.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Wiktor Chudy and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
The dugout7 Sep 2026
The manager’s verdict
“That is on me. I pick the team and I picked wrong.” Managers say that when they mean it and when they need to be seen to, and after 0‑2 Giulio Paganelli left the room before anybody could ask which.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Somebody has moved past him. It is not a dropping and it is worse than one, because a dropping is about a Saturday and this is about where he stands.
Player ratings7 Sep 2026
Successful dribbles: 13. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.