The Slaven Belupo Chronicle
Match21 Aug 2027
No end in sight to Slaven Belupo's wait for a win
14 matches now without a victory, and the excuses have worn thinner than the patience. Somebody at Slaven Belupo has to find a result from somewhere.
Market23 Aug 2027
Antonio Jakir 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 Slaven Belupo can pretend not to have heard.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Niko Farkaš says Slaven Belupo went back on their word
“I was told what my role would be, and I signed on that basis. It has not happened.” A grievance with a date attached is the hardest kind to settle.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Dejan Lovren 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 Slaven Belupo this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
A masterclass from Merveil Ndockyt
Marked 8.78 — the sort of number a correspondent writes down twice to be sure. Everything he tried came off, and what he did not try was not worth trying.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Home is on Jonathan Agyekum's mind
“Some mornings you wake up and you are still a long way from everything you know.” It is not the football and it never was; Slaven Belupo are dealing with a man who wants a different country.
Squad23 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Franco Di Santo
“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.
Match21 Aug 2027
Slaven Belupo share the spoils with Zadar
A 2‑2 draw with Zadar leaves the dressing room somewhere between relief and regret.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Niko Farkaš 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.
In brief
- Market Leon Geci leaves for nothing
- Market Luka Vučković leaves for nothing