The Mashuk Sentinel
Squad11 Jan 2027
Astemir Abazov 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 Mashuk this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Squad11 Jan 2027
Words at Mashuk training over how hard people work
Somebody said out loud what several people had been thinking. Tamaz Topuria 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.
Loan watch11 Jan 2027
Daniil Borisov counts the days
“I watch every Mashuk game from here. That says everything about where my head is.” The loan at Torpedo Miass runs its course, but his heart never made the trip.
The dugout11 Jan 2027
Ruslan Khagur 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.
The dugout11 Jan 2027
The manager has not finished forgetting Oleg Volkov's mistake
Publicly it is behind everybody. It is not behind the man who picks the team, and the only place that shows is a team sheet. He will get another chance; he will get it in a match that matters less.
Market11 Jan 2027
Astemir Abazov linked with a move away
The name of Astemir Abazov keeps appearing in other people's back pages. Mashuk say nothing, which says plenty.
In brief
- The dugout Sevada Torosyan asks for a word with the manager
- Squad Yegor Plotnikov is not doing himself any favours
- The dugout The manager comes out for Magomed Musaev
- Squad Boris Guskov back in training