The Smorgon Herald
Squad14 Dec 2026
Uladzimir Hleb damages knee ligaments — 29 days out
The words a physio says slowly. 29 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.
Squad14 Dec 2026
Words exchanged at Smorgon
Dmitry Vorobjov and a teammate said things this week that will take longer than a week to unsay. It was not about football, and both of them play on Saturday.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
The manager makes an example of Vladislav Kovalevich
“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.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Artur Tishko asks for a word with the manager
“I would rather say it to his face than read about it.” The meeting was requested by the player, which tells you most of what you need to know.
Market14 Dec 2026
The Dmitry Vorobjov question follows Smorgon around
Every press conference now starts and ends the same way: with Dmitry Vorobjov’s future. The manager has run out of new ways to say nothing.
The dugout14 Dec 2026
Daniil Tkachik gets picked when it counts
Every manager keeps a short list in his head of the men he wants on the pitch when the stakes rise, and it is never published. The team sheets for the big afternoons say Daniil Tkachik is on it.
In brief
- Squad The training reports on Ilya Bogdanovich are not good
- The dugout The manager comes out for Dmitry Vorobjov
- Squad Welcome back, Vadzim Bykau