The CSKA Sofia Gazette
Player ratings2 Oct 2028
Léo Pereira runs at them all day
Successful dribbles: 33. There is a particular sort of despair on a full-back's face by the seventieth minute, and it was on display.
The dugout2 Oct 2028
Simãozinho: that is not what I was promised
“Things were said to me before I signed. I am not going to repeat them, but I remember all of them.” CSKA Sofia have not answered, which is an answer of sorts.
Squad2 Oct 2028
Tempers go at CSKA Sofia
Léo Pereira 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.
Squad2 Oct 2028
Words at CSKA Sofia training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Jean-Philippe Gbamin 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.
Match30 Sep 2028
Botev Vratsa take the points off CSKA Sofia
Beaten 0‑1, and beaten fairly. The manager kept his words short afterwards, which was probably wise.
The dugout2 Oct 2028
The manager makes an example of Petar Vitanov
“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.
Squad2 Oct 2028
CSKA Sofia lose Bistra Manolev
29 days, the medical staff say, and medical staff are optimists by profession. The team sheet will look wrong without him.
Boardroom2 Oct 2028
Inquest at CSKA Sofia
The manager kept them in and said what needed saying. A response is expected on Saturday, and if it does not come the questions move upstairs.
Boardroom2 Oct 2028
CSKA Sofia release $2.7M for the manager
The board have put money on the table rather than an encouraging word. What happens to it now is somebody else's problem, and somebody else's job.
In brief
- The dugout The manager’s verdict
- The dugout When it matters, Léo Pereira plays
- Squad A promotion for Lumbardh Dellova