The Arda Chronicle
Squad16 Aug 2038
A fracture rules Ethan Clavreul out for 49 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Arda will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match14 Aug 2038
The wait goes on for Arda
7 without a win now, and the ground has developed the special quiet of a crowd that expects the worst. One scrappy 1-0 would cure most of it; that is the maddening part.
Squad16 Aug 2038
A one-man rearguard from Daniel Ambartsumyan
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Match14 Aug 2038
Daniel Chaushev among the goals in a wild afternoon
6 goals in one match, Daniel Chaushev on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Arda and CSKA Sofia.
Match14 Aug 2038
Daniel Chaushev’s goal not enough for Arda
Daniel Chaushev scored, and precious little else went right: 2‑4 to CSKA Sofia, and a quiet walk to the dressing room.
Squad16 Aug 2038
Badri Gogoberishvili falls out with a teammate over standards
The oldest argument in any dressing room and the only one that is genuinely about football: one man thinks another is not putting enough in. It is also the row a manager privately does not mind having happened.
In brief
- Squad Wilson Samaké gets it from the manager
- The terraces Everybody has an opinion about Viacheslav Velev
- Player ratings The chances came and went for Wilson Samaké
- Player ratings Kyriakos Tounousidis runs at them all day