The Spartak Moscow 2 Chronicle
The dugout22 Jan 2029
Leo Goglichidze keeps the receipts
“I remember the meeting. I remember exactly what was promised in it.” Spartak Moscow 2 may remember it differently, which is precisely the problem.
Market22 Jan 2029
Kashima Antlers watching Sebastiano Nava
The interest is real enough to have reached print. Spartak Moscow 2 have said nothing, which in a transfer window is its own kind of answer.
The dugout22 Jan 2029
No hiding place for Arseny Kondoyanidi
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Arseny Kondoyanidi, and the manager let it.
Squad22 Jan 2029
A row about effort at Spartak Moscow 2
Somebody said out loud what several people thought about how hard another man trains, and Mamadou Maïga was in the middle of it. The one dressing-room argument that is genuinely about football.
Squad22 Jan 2029
A falling-out at Spartak Moscow 2
Ilja Svinov and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad22 Jan 2029
Prokhor Chkalov signs on for more
“Some decisions take a long time. This one took ten minutes, and most of that was finding a pen.” Prokhor Chkalov and Spartak Moscow 2 agree another 3 years.
The dugout22 Jan 2029
A promise honoured at Spartak Moscow 2
Something was said to Mamadou Maïga and then it happened. In this industry that passes for remarkable, and the dressing room noticed faster than any supporter could.
The dugout22 Jan 2029
Matvey Kuznetsov does not fit this one
Ninety specific minutes wanted a different sort of player, and the manager picked one. He is not out of form and he is not in the side, and both are true.
Market22 Jan 2029
Artem Nosachev linked with a move away
The name of Artem Nosachev keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Spartak Moscow 2 say nothing, which says plenty.
In brief
- Market Spartak Moscow 2 and Aleksey Novikov are talking past each other
- Market The clock does Anton Zinkovskiy’s negotiating for him
- Squad Ilja Ivarlak says his piece