The Zugdidi Chronicle
Squad13 Mar 2034
Temur Gamsakhurdia damages knee ligaments — 140 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 140 days is what the club will announce and everybody who has heard this diagnosis before knows the number is the least of it: the knee comes back before the player does.
Match11 Mar 2034
Nowhere to hide for Zugdidi
1‑9 against Dinamo Tbilisi, and no complaints that would survive the replay. The manager spoke about character afterwards; the terraces used shorter words.
Squad13 Mar 2034
Kakha Kakabadze keeps Zugdidi in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 10 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
The terraces13 Mar 2034
Anger at Zugdidi spills outside the ground
It has stopped being a mood in the stands and started being something organised. Boards can ignore a bad atmosphere for a long time; they cannot ignore this stage of it for very long at all.
Market13 Mar 2034
Levan Kakabadze asks to leave Zugdidi
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Squad13 Mar 2034
Zurab Shengelia 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 Zugdidi this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Match11 Mar 2034
Khvicha Kobiashvili among the goals in a wild afternoon
10 goals in one match, Khvicha Kobiashvili on the scoresheet, and a scoreline that will look like a misprint. Neutrals could not have asked more of Zugdidi and Dinamo Tbilisi.
Squad13 Mar 2034
No hiding place for Makar Kuznetsov
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Makar Kuznetsov, and the manager let it.
Boardroom13 Mar 2034
Nobody left the Zugdidi dressing room in a hurry
The door stayed shut a long time after the final whistle. What was said in there is between them; whether it worked is between them and Saturday.
In brief
- Boardroom The Zugdidi production line keeps running
- Market The Levan Kakabadze story refuses to die