Yegor Kuznetsov

Attacking Midfielder (R) - Rubin 2
15 Feb 2027
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Marked for Yegor Kuznetsov

27 Edition

The Rubin 2 Courier

1 Feb 2027
From our football correspondent Steady

Squad1 Feb 2027

A falling-out at Rubin 2

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

Squad1 Feb 2027

Konstantin Nizhegorodov has had enough of the bench

“I did not come here to warm up in front of people.” He is out of contract eventually, he is old enough to count the weeks, and Rubin 2 will have to give him a reason to stay or an exit.

The dugout1 Feb 2027

Yegor Kuznetsov gets it from the manager

“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.

Squad1 Feb 2027

Konstantin Nizhegorodov loses the armband

The captaincy has been taken off Konstantin Nizhegorodov. Rubin 2 will call it a decision about the team; a dressing room reads it as a verdict on a man.

The dugout1 Feb 2027

Ilja Ivanov dropped after a run of poor form

The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.

The dugout1 Feb 2027

The plan did not have a place for Dmitry Prokhorov

Nobody at Rubin 2 is suggesting he is out of form. The manager simply wanted somebody with a different set of qualities for ninety specific minutes, and there is nothing a player can train to fix that.

In brief

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18 Edition

The Rubin 2 Courier

30 Nov 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Player ratings30 Nov 2026

Adel Teshkin pops up at the right end — 7.62

7.62, 1 on the scoresheet, and the specific comedy of a back-four player celebrating like somebody who does this every week. He does not, and that is exactly why the ground reacted the way it did.

Player ratings30 Nov 2026

Lenar Fattakhov beats them one at a time

Successful dribbles: 23. There was always a defender in front of him and there was never a defender in front of him for long.

Squad30 Nov 2026

Tempers go at Rubin 2

Emil Galimullin 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.

Match28 Nov 2026

The drought breaks for Rubin 2

6 without a win is the sort of run that changes how a town talks about its club, and Orenburg 2 were the afternoon it stopped. Nothing is fixed by one result and everything feels different by one.

The terraces30 Nov 2026

Rubin 2 supporters have found a favourite in Adel Teshkin

There is a particular warmth a ground reserves for a 23-year-old it feels ownership of. Adel Teshkin has it now, and everything he does for the rest of his time here will be measured against the goodwill he was handed for free.

Match28 Nov 2026

Rubin 2 see off Orenburg 2

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

The dugout30 Nov 2026

No hiding place for Yegor Kuznetsov

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

The dugout30 Nov 2026

Alexey Kenyaikin dropped after a run of poor form

The one version of being left out a player cannot argue with, and the one he takes worst. Somebody else has been better and the team sheet says so, in public, every week until it changes.

The dugout30 Nov 2026

The view from the dugout

“We controlled it. There were spells I did not like and we will look at them, but the group showed me something.” Valentin Mamonov, on a 1‑0 win that he was already picking apart on the walk to the press room.

In brief

10 Edition

The Rubin 2 Courier

5 Oct 2026
From our football correspondent Uneasy

Squad5 Oct 2026

Lenar Fattakhov 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 Rubin 2 this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.

The dugout5 Oct 2026

The manager makes an example of Yegor Kuznetsov

“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.

Market5 Oct 2026

Still no ink between Rubin 2 and Emil Galimullin

“We keep meeting, and we keep leaving the room with the same numbers we walked in with.” Another round of talks at Rubin 2, another week without a signature from Emil Galimullin.

Market5 Oct 2026

Ilja Balyasnikov is free to find somewhere else

“I was told straight, and I would rather have it straight.” The manager at Rubin 2 has been clear about where Ilja Balyasnikov stands, which is more than many ever get.

The dugout5 Oct 2026

Konstantin Nizhegorodov does not fit this one

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.

Market5 Oct 2026

The Dmitry Prokhorov question follows Rubin 2 around

Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Dmitry Prokhorov’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.

The dugout5 Oct 2026

A door opens for Alexey Kenyaikin

He asked about his future and was given an answer with minutes in it. The manager has now made a promise in a building where promises are remembered, and the clock on it has started.

The dugout5 Oct 2026

Ilja Balyasnikov knocks on the manager's door

“It had gone on long enough. I would rather have it out than leave it sitting there.” Ten minutes behind a closed door at Rubin 2, and both men came out saying it was fine.

Squad5 Oct 2026

Rival Gumerov speaks, and the room listens

“I am not asking anybody to be better than they are. I am asking everybody to be as good as they are, every week.” Said out loud, in front of everybody, and the room at Rubin 2 was different afterwards.

In brief