The Arsenal Tula Herald
Player ratings10 Aug 2026
Nobody could get near Igor Gorbunov
Successful dribbles: 34. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market10 Aug 2026
Rostov come back empty-handed
The bid was some way short and Arsenal Tula did not need long over it. Nobody in the game reads a first refusal as the end of anything.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Tempers go at Arsenal Tula
Miloš Brnović 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.
Boardroom10 Aug 2026
Arsenal Tula beat the market to Mikhail Zabotkin from Volna
Volna will keep picking him until June and will get nothing for him after it. Mikhail Zabotkin has pre-agreed a move to Arsenal Tula, and the only people who lose in that arrangement are the ones who let the contract run down.
Squad10 Aug 2026
Alan Tsaraev gets it from the manager
“Nobody here is above being told.” It was not said with a name attached, but the dressing room can count, and so can everybody who was listening.
Market10 Aug 2026
Arsenal Tula promote Alexei Belikov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Alexei Belikov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Arsenal Tula promote Anton Shapovalov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Anton Shapovalov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Market10 Aug 2026
Arsenal Tula promote Timur Burov from within
The academy exists for exactly this morning. Timur Burov has come through every age group the club runs and has now been handed a senior number, and the people who coached him at twelve will be the proudest in the building.
Match8 Aug 2026
Arsenal Tula see off Shinnik
Three points for Arsenal Tula, 1‑0 the final word against Shinnik in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Player ratings Edarlyn Reyes stands above it all
- Squad Mikhail Levashov dropped after a run of poor form
- Squad Timur Melekestsev is off the mark for Arsenal Tula