Matěj Šelicha

Defensive Midfielder - Gabala
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174 Edition

The Gabala Gazette

26 Nov 2029
From our football correspondent Upbeat

Squad26 Nov 2029

Tempers go at Gabala

Samuel Lobato 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.

Squad26 Nov 2029

Words at Gabala training over how hard people work

Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Turan Manafov 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.

Match24 Nov 2029

Imad Faraj the difference as Gabala beat Khazar

Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Imad Faraj. 1‑0 against Khazar, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.

Player ratings26 Nov 2029

Ninety minutes of Imad Faraj at his very best

Marked 8.07. Players have careers without a single afternoon like this in them, and he has just had one in front of everybody at Gabala.

Player ratings26 Nov 2029

Adriel Ba Loua was unplayable

Successful dribbles: 16. 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 dugout26 Nov 2029

A satisfied Maksim Medvedev

“The players deserve the credit. My job was easy today.” It was not, and everybody in the room knew it; after 1‑0, Maksim Medvedev could afford to be generous.

The dugout26 Nov 2029

No hiding place for Emil Balayev

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

Looking ahead26 Nov 2029

Emil Balayev goes back to face Zira

Every squad has one of these fixtures for somebody every season. This one is Emil Balayev’s: the club that knew him first, the supporters who will decide in the first minute whether to applaud, and Gabala needing him to play as if none of it matters.

The dugout26 Nov 2029

A promise honoured at Gabala

Something was said to Matěj Šelicha and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.

In brief

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The Gabala Gazette

5 Feb 2029
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Boardroom5 Feb 2029

Gabala put Maksim Medvedev on notice

The board have said in public what they had been saying in private. Results between now and the next meeting decide it, and everybody in the building knows the arithmetic.

The terraces5 Feb 2029

Supporters organise against the Gabala board

A bad atmosphere can be waited out. A group of people meeting afterwards to decide what to do about it cannot, and everybody in the building knows which stage this is.

Squad5 Feb 2029

Nicolas Gétaz breaks a bone — 74 days out

Brutal, unambiguous and, for all the horror of the moment, usually less career-shaped than the ligament everybody fears more. 74 days, a clean timeline, and a return date somebody can actually plan around.

Market5 Feb 2029

Həbib Hüşənov has one foot out of the door

Terms are settled between the clubs and the rest is paperwork and a photograph. Around Gabala they have already started talking about him in the past tense.

The dugout5 Feb 2029

Maecky Ngombo keeps the receipts

“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Gabala may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.

Market5 Feb 2029

Prince Ibara says no to Zira

“I listened, I thought about it, and I am staying. That is the whole story.” The clubs had agreed a fee. Prince Ibara had not agreed to go, which turned out to be the part that mattered.

Boardroom5 Feb 2029

Window shuts: 5 in, 8 out at Gabala

The deadline has passed and the squad is the squad. 5 arrived, 8 left, and everything else printed about this club last month was a rumour that stayed one.

Market5 Feb 2029

Matěj Šelicha 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 Gabala can pretend not to have heard.

Squad5 Feb 2029

Tempers go at Gabala

Səlahət Ağayev 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.

In brief