The Samtredia Chronicle
Player ratings27 Sep 2027
Nobody could get near Julen Cordero
Successful dribbles: 31. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match25 Sep 2027
Nobody wins at Samtredia
10 home matches unbeaten. Visiting sides arrive already talking about the atmosphere, which is usually the sign that they have half-lost before kickoff.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Tempers go at Samtredia
Olav Øby 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.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Words at Samtredia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Davit Samurkasovi 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.
Squad27 Sep 2027
The manager makes an example of Tornike Jangidze
“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.
Squad27 Sep 2027
Giorgi Kveladze is still paying for one afternoon at Samtredia
Nobody will confirm this and nothing else explains the last month of selections. A costly error buys a player a period of being second choice that is always longer than the error was.
In brief
- Match Point won or two lost for Samtredia?
- Market Luka Sanikidze linked with a move away
- Market Mamuka Lobjanidze placed on the list